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The Decade of Democracy in the siemensern US subsequently the Civil War

The Civil War Amendments to the Constitution (13th, 14th and 15th) created a new political reality after the war, a utmost k directn as Reconstruction. For about twelve eld, much of the South became a formal democracy (at least for men), with black men, around each(prenominal) of them former slaves, now voting in capacious numbers and getting select to office. It was also a measure of rising political activity for much of the poor whiteness population, which had been disenfranchised by voting restrictions throughout the South and was now able to vote. Of course, racism was still there, and was fighting for its life: much than a thousand blacks were killed by racist violence in the year after the war ended; in Memphis and untried Orleans alone 80 blacks were killed that year. But the movement by blacks for their political rights in the South was strong and effective. 600 black representatives were elected to state governments, 14 blacks elected to the US House of Representatives and two black US senators were elected. (By contrast, the first Northern black piece of Congress would not be elected until 50 years later.) There were black judges and sheriffs elected in the South. These were Republicans, as the Republican caller was the party of antiracism at the time.



(Actually the Republican Party had two wings, the radical wing, which was antiracist, and a more moderate or racist wing.) Southern racists stuck to the Democratic Party, and regarded the Republican Party as an inherently anti-Southern party. Thus in the South almost all blacks and antiracist whites (a small but vocal minority) belonged to the Republican Party.

There was some other reason that antiracism was allowed to develop in the South at this time. the States was on the way to becoming an industrial (factory manufacturing) power, but this rise was taking place in the North and Midwest, not in the South. And this rise was utterly dependent upon protection...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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