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Reconstruction
The period after the Civil War during which the country attempted to rebuild the South.
13th Amendment
The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery.
14th Amendment
The constitutional amendment that granted equal protection of the laws to African Americans.
15th Amendment
The constitutional amendment that gave African American men the right to vote.
Black Nadir
The lowest point for African Americans since the end of the Civil War.
Poll Tax
A fee required of individuals before they could vote.
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
An organization formed in 1866 that used threats and violence to intimidate African Americans.