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Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau was established after President Andrew Johnson issued the Reconstruction Proclamation in 1865. The Freedmen's Bureau helped provide food, clothes, education, job training etc. to freed slaves. It ended in 1872 a few years before Reconstruction ends. -
14th & 15th Amendments
The 14th Amendment was passed by Congress in 1866 and was adopted on July 28th, 1868. The 14th Amendment stated "All persons born or naturalized in the United States.. , are citizens of the United States..". The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870. It stated "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." These Amendments are very important. -
Reconstruction Act
The Reconstruction Act of 1867 passed by the Republican majority Congress divided the South into 5 military districts. gave the Southern states a way back into the Union. Reconstruction ends in 1877. -
Civil Right Act of 1875
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 reiterated the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. "To protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights"., gave blacks equal treatment in public and participation in jury service etc. Benefited the blacks but not for long. In 1883 The Supreme Court called it unconstitutional. -
Depression of 1893
It was a serious economic depression that lasted until 1897. The Depression of 1983 marked the collapse of railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off a series of bank failures. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson is one of several major Supreme Court cases. On May 18, 1896 the Supreme Court ruled 7-1 stated that racial segregation in the public was constitutional, as long as they were equal in quantity (separate but not the same doctrine). This ruling had a huge impact (mostly negative) on the progression equality for black people in the United States.
