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Which amendments to the U.S. Constitution granted freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote to the newly freed slaves?
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What led to the civil war in the United States?
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What was a major defeat for federal protection of the rights of blacks?
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During which era did African American men participate in electoral politics as voters and public officials?
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What hindered discussion of abolition in the Southern states?
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 aim to address?
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What were the Northern Republicans' proposals to the U.S. Constitution after the Civil War?
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What did free blacks in the Northern states lack despite antislavery initiatives?
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What was exchanged for Rutherford B. Hayes' presidential election victory in 1876?
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Which Supreme Court case sanctioned the legal separation of races?
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What did Booker T. Washington advise African Americans to focus on?
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What did the Ku Klux Klan and other white-supremacist organizations engage in to enforce the new racial order?
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Which Supreme Court case reinforced white Southern efforts to consign blacks to an inferior legal and social status?
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Learn about the historical background and struggles that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, rooted in the fight for basic citizenship rights for African Americans. Explore the impact of antislavery initiatives, the Civil War, and emancipation on the movement for civil rights.
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