Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War when the South was being rebuilt,

What did the South look like right after the Civil War ended?

Being mean to a person for no good reason.

This amendment made slavery illegal (not allowed) in the United States.

This picture represents what?

a group of men who are anti-black and used violence to scare African Americans

a system where a plantation owner let people work on their land in return for rent and money

Gave equal rights to all people no matter their skin color. Also, included due process.

Not liking someone because of the color of someone’s skin color.

Which Jim Crow Law is this an example of?

Unfair poll taxes and tests were started to keep African Americans from

This amendment gave all men the right to vote no matter their skin color or age.

Laws that were in place in the South used to take away rights of African Americans.

owing someone money

A group set up that helped freed black slaves get education, health care, and jobs.