Reconstruction era
April 9, 1865 – January 20, 1877 · Era in United States
Period following the Civil War, dominated by the abolition of slavery and reintegration of the former Confederate states. Three constitutional amendments granted citizenship and civil rights to formerly enslaved people, though the South restricted Black voting with poll taxes and literacy tests; it ended with the 1877 troop withdrawal and the return of white Democratic rule in the South.
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Participants
Battles and events 1
- Colfax massacre April 13, 1873
Before and after
- Followed from
- American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865
- Led to
- Wilmington massacre November 10, 1898
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