African Americans: Presidents

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(1861-65) He won the Civil War, emancipation proclamation, 13th Amendment
Lincoln
1 of 18
(1865-69) Pro-slavery, took away "40 acres and a mule"
Johnson
2 of 18
(1869-77) criticised for financial scandals and "carpet-baggers" behaviour
Grant
3 of 18
(1877) ended Reconstruction, removed troops from the South (BLANK compromise)
Hayes
4 of 18
(1901-1909) did nothing
TRoosevelt
5 of 18
(1913-21) all black advisors dismissed, federal government departments segregated
Wilson
6 of 18
(1923-29) did little in line with their laissez-faire policies due to the Depression
Coolidge
7 of 18
(1929-33) did little in line with their laissez-faire policies due to the Depression
Wilson
8 of 18
(1933-45) appointed 7 liberal justices, New Deal was still discriminatory
FDR
9 of 18
(1945-53) desegregated the military, McCarthyism encourages fear of communism
Truman
10 of 18
(1953-61) sent federal troops to Little Rock, tried to pacify Civil Rights movements
Eisenhower
11 of 18
(1961-63) tried to pass legislation but was assassinated before so
Kennedy
12 of 18
(1963-69) used political power and Kennedy's death to pass legislation such as: Voting Rights Act (1965) and Civil Rights (1964)
Johnson
13 of 18
(1969-74) used FBI to destroy Black Panthers and ignored demands of the SCLC, wanted to gain support from the South, continued the policy of 'affirmative action'
Nixon
14 of 18
(1974-77) did little for the advancement of Civil Rights
Ford
15 of 18
(1977-81) did little for the advancement of Civil Rights
Carter
16 of 18
(1981-89) heavily opposed Civil Rights, appointed fewer black people to federal administration jobs, reduced welfare payments, William Rehnquist to be chief justice (1986), cautious judgements
Reagan
17 of 18
(1989-93) followed Reagan's policies, appointed a black judge to supreme court in 1991
Bush
18 of 18

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(1865-69) Pro-slavery, took away "40 acres and a mule"

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(1869-77) criticised for financial scandals and "carpet-baggers" behaviour

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(1877) ended Reconstruction, removed troops from the South (BLANK compromise)

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(1901-1909) did nothing

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