On May 8th, 1865, the Civil War came to a close and the former Southern Confederacy suffered from a unanimous loss. President Lincoln then amended the 13th Amendment to the constitution of the United States, Abolishing slavery and giving Blacks their freedom. The 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment would follow suit in later years, guaranteeing the freedmen American citizenships and the rights to own land and property, political inclusiveness and the rights to vote respectively. This Era of Radical Reconstruction laid the groundwork for African American rights in the U.S.A. and freedom while overruling Southern State powers into the Federal Government powers to ensure Black
On May 8th, 1865, the Civil War came to a close and the former Southern Confederacy suffered from a unanimous loss. President Lincoln then amended the 13th Amendment to the constitution of the United States, Abolishing slavery and giving Blacks their freedom. The 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment would follow suit in later years, guaranteeing the freedmen American citizenships and the rights to own land and property, political inclusiveness and the rights to vote respectively. This Era of Radical Reconstruction laid the groundwork for African American rights in the U.S.A. and freedom while overruling Southern State powers into the Federal Government powers to ensure Black