Reconstruction, the era following the U.S. Civil War, was an effort to reunify the divided nation and integrate African Americans into society. The controversial steps taken gave rise to the Ku Klux Klan and other divisive groups.
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Why Was The Tenure of Office Act Important? In the wake of the American Civil War, the federal government was preoccupied with the reconstruction of the South. Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat who became the 17 president of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, inherited a government precariously attempting to […]
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Find out how Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery to become one of the most respected and effective abolitionist leaders.
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For a 14‑year period, the U.S. government took steps to try and integrate the nation’s newly freed Black population into society.
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