Reconstruction is the period after the United States Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union in 1865-1877. Reconstruction is probably the most controversial period in U.S. history. The South needed to be rebuilt socially, economically, politically, and physically. In order to do this, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and the Congressional Republicans put forth their very best effort to help them out. President Lincoln's main goal was to uphold the Constitution and keep the country united. The main goal of the Congressional Republi...

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... , King and other southern black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In 1959, King toured India and further developed his understanding of Gandhian nonviolent strategies, and met with many followers of Gandhi"s teachings. During these discussions he became more convinced than ever that nonviolent resistance was the most potent weapon available to oppressed people ... King resigned from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and returned to Atlanta to become co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. In response to Kings leadership and modern str...

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... increased the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroads and other specific types of carriers, the law strengthened the Elkins Act of 1903, that dealt with personal discrimination, This all lead to reforms at the local level such as banning child ... was one of the earliest and most influential civil rights organization in the United States. During its early years, the NAACP focused on legal strategies designed to confront the critical civil rights issues of the day. They called for federal anti-lynching laws and coordinated a series of challenges to ... prominent ...

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... started being reinstated into the Union. Before they could really take action they had to limit he President's power, they did this by instating the Army Appropriation Act in 1867, and the Tenure of Office Act. President Johnson tried to overrule the Radicals but it didn't work, and in 1868 he was impeached. Now that Johnson was out of power the Republicans ... , the Compromise of 1877 ended the Radical Reconstruction. The Reconstruction of the Union was a very hard process; it took a lot of work to complete. There were many great ideas and strategies. I think the best plan was the Radic...

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During the 1960's the goals, strategies, and support of the movement for African American civil rights changed throughout the decade. The climaxes for the civil rights movement were from 1954 to 1968. Several revolts, peaceful and ... lives. President Kennedy reacted to the widespread of demonstrations happening throughout the country by introducing civil rights into legislation. His statement, "I shall ask the Congress of the United States to act, to make a commitment it has not fully made in this century to the proposition that race has no place in American life or law," symbolizes the tru...

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