There were many historical and social forces that triggered this new age, but none more important than the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, the immigration boom, and the industrial revolution. ... Slavery had been outlawed in the United States and it's Constitution. ... Without black workers in the field how could the agricultural industry prevail? ... This was one of the most important changes in the Constitution giving every citizen the right to vote. ... These workers gathered in areas where there were jobs, usually urban centers. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America B. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America C. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America IV. ... In fact, there were so many slaves in the southern United States that their population totaled approximately four (4) million during the 1860's, nearly one third (1/3) of the entire southern population. ... The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified on December 6, 1865. ...

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If a majority of voters swore allegiance to the Union then loyal people would be responsible to draw up a new state constitution. ... The new state constitution was meant to abolish slavery (confirm the Thirteenth Amendment), discard the debts of the Confederacy, and entail that no ex-Confederate may vote or hold office. ... They weren't allowed to vote, and there were no needs for their education and economic protection. ... Blacks saw education as the only true route to freedom, so blacks were eager to learn how to read and write, a skill exclusive only to rich white families befo...

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" The fourteenth amendment allowed Dred Scott to become a free man. ... Voting offers a reminder to the people of just how much power they hold and how they are a part of the system that the Constitution made up and essentially governs this country. ... There is approximately 5.85 million disenfranchised citizens in the United States. In 1976 there was approximately 1.2 million citizens disenfranchised. ... In the Revolutionary period, many people believed that voting was not a right but a privilege. ...

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This essay will examine how the Radical Republicans achieved these goals. ... The conventions then had to draft and approve state constitutions that guaranteed black suffrage. ... They addressed this problem with the Fifteenth Amendment. ... At first, many freedmen signed contracts with white landowners and worked on that man's land. ... There was still a lot of bitterness in the South as a result of the war and most southern whites objected strongly to the former slaves" new role in society. ...

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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ratified in 1870, prohibits federal or state governments from infringing on a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color or previous servitude." ... Therefore, segregated schools violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which requires all citizens to be treated equally. ... It was there Martin Luther King Jr., gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. ... There is nowhere that such a quote is more evident than in the American Social history. The struggle that we, African Americans, left beh...

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In June of 1866, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed. This amendment granted blacks citizenship. ... Many were congressmen, senators, mayors, and law enforcers. ... Many schools have the "Rebel flag" as their own, bumper stickers ride around with sayings about how the South will rise, and people refer to blacks as "niggers." ... There was a story about how a young, teenage, white boy drove around in his red pick-up truck with the Confederate flag hanging off the back of the cabin. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Since Jacobs knew many of her readers would consider her account exaggerated or fictitious, she included the testimonials of two white female abolitionists and one black antislavery writer to confirm that the recorded events were true. ... " In this speech Douglass addressed a predominately white audience about how on the day celebrating American independence, political freedom, and natural justice, he as a black man could not celebrate while his people were still enslaved. ... " He even addressed his audience as "fellow citizens" throughout his speech to emphasize that the...

• Word Count: 1369
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

His marital problems however brought him to realize that the catholic religion was not the proper religious niche for him, and along with him came many who believed separation was the correct path. ... eclaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. ... As America emerged as a new nation however, the world around them and Americans themselves began to realize just how intolerable was the level of their treatment of minorities. ... The granting of true civil and voting rights to blacks came as the culmination of a series of social and political events that occurred over ...

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This was not the only law that was passed to protect African Americans, a series of constitutional amendments were passed to protect blacks. ... In today's society there are so many opportunities for African Americans, that the possibilities are endless. ... There are many Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the country. ... There are many things that African Americans have mastered that many thought they were incapable of. ... There are still many things that need to be worked on in the African American community, but it can be done with hard work and dedication from ever...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

How would this affect the culture that relied so heavily on slave-labor on vast plantations? ... There are many factors to consider when analyzing when the American South loses its individuality. ... There were many hurdles standing in their way, chiefly race hating organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and the White League. There were also laws and restrictions placed on Blacks. ... Grady, of the Atlanta Constitution, advocated a vision of the "New South" at the New England club in New York. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There is not one dream for all Americans. ... Many of these issues established the American Constitution. Douglass endured many struggles. ... Is there a difference in rights? ... "We many be asked, I say, why we want it. ...

• Word Count: 1886
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• Grade Level: High School

There was little time for education growing up because Abe had to do lots of hard labor to help provide for his family and neither his step mom or dad were very educated with both likely being illiterate. ... Shortly after his term in the US House of Representatives he proposed an amendment to the constitution to abolish slavery which did not get passed but showed how much Abraham was against slavery. ... This was largely done because Republican leaders saw that Lincoln had what it took to be a successful leader and knew how to get people to listen and follow him. ... This left Lincoln an un...

• Word Count: 2022
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate