African American's - the reality of freedom
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- African American's the reality of freedom
- White people were still against and were racist to black people, an example is:
- May 1866 two horse-drawn carriages collided, one driver was white, one was black. Black war veterans came to help the black driver and three days of racial violence followed by white people.
- When the rioting ended 46 black people were dead, 5 black women had been *****, schools, houses and churches had been *****
- Demonstrates the racial tensions and violence between black and white people
- May 1866 two horse-drawn carriages collided, one driver was white, one was black. Black war veterans came to help the black driver and three days of racial violence followed by white people.
- The Ku Klux Klan and "White Supremacy"
- They left a burning cross as their calling card.
- Klan activity was almost exclusively located on the plantation belt in the south
- They were against black people and anyone who supported them.
- Jack Dupree was a Republican he demanded equal rights for black and white people. He was killed in front of his wife.
- Black people were frequently beaten, tarred and feathered
- Many of the attacks were carried out at night
- Many of the attacks happened in Mississippi, Louisiana and other southern states
- Prosecution of the Klan began in 1871 and by 1872 the Klan was suppressed. In 1920s it revived again
- They left a burning cross as their calling card.
- Enforcement Acts 1870 & 1871
- Passed to deal with terrorist violence against black Americans
- White people were still against and were racist to black people, an example is:
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