... after the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery, African Americans have been struggling for the right to equal treatment that was promised in the Declaration of Independence. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution may have ended slavery in the United States, but it did not end racial discrimination and prejudice. In the years following the Civil War ... , he lost the popular vote, and only won the presidency by one electoral vote. During the later part of the 19th century, lynching in the South reached an all time high. During this same time period, steps were taken in southe...

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