Which of the following IS an example of a Black Code Whites will be made to work 6 days a week from sunrise to sunset All blacks must receive 5 years of general education Blacks not being ID: 565445
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SWAT ROUND 1Which of the following IS an example of a Black Code?
Whites will be made to work 6 days a week from sunrise to sunset
All blacks must receive 5 years of general education
Blacks not being allowed to have the same jobs as whites
Blacks have the
right to testify
against whitesSlide2
SWAT ROUND 1Which of the following describes the purpose of the 14th amendment?
Prohibit the sale of alcohol
Make slavery IllegalTo grant citizenship
to all blacksGive women the right to vote
Give blacks the
right to voteSlide3
Slavery is Dead?Slide4
Oh no, you didn’t!Radical Republicans were outraged at the creation of black codes, so Congress passed the 14th Amendment in June1866.
It granted citizenship to all freedmen Said the federal government had the power to intervene any time civil rights were taken from freedmen.
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14
th
AmendmentSlide5
Well, what do you think happened next?
Georgia and most of the other southern states refused.Congress abolished these states’ governments and put them under military rule. Georgia was placed under the rule of General John Pope. Pope was required to register all male voters – black and white. These voters would elect new representatives to form a new state government.
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Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Restart Reconstruction in the 10 Southern states that refused to ratify the 14
th
Amendment.
Divide the 10 “unreconstructed states” into 5 military districts.
Required new state constitutions, including
black voting rights and ratification of the 13th & 14th Amendments
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Constitutional Convention of 1867Because GA refused to ratify the 14th amendment, GA had to go through military reconstruction in 1867, and General Pope registered Georgia's eligible white voters (95,214) and black voters (93,457).
Delegates were elected to create a new state constitution. Delegates were mainly carpetbaggers (northerners who had moved south), scalawags (southerners who sided with the Republicans), and blacks. Slide8
African Americans in PoliticsThis election in 1867 was the first time African Americans had voted.
Several African Americans were elected to Georgia’s General Assembly including Rev. Henry McNeal Turner.
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Henry McNeal…Slide9
Georgia now satisfied Congress’ requirements, so General Pope and his troops left the state. YAY! We did it!Slide10
African Americans in PoliticsSo, just how many African American representatives do you think were elected? Lots? Just a few?Slide11
The Balance of
Power
State
White Citizens
Freedmen
SC
291,000
411,000
MS
353,000
436,000
LA
357,000
350,000
GA
591,000
465,000
AL
596,000
437,000
VA
719,000
533,000
NC
631,000
331,000Slide12
Black & White Political ParticipationSlide13
African Americans in PoliticsHowever, the African Americans elected to the General Assembly were expelled in 1868. It was argued by whites that civil rights laws gave blacks the right to vote but not to be elected.
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Henry McNeal…Slide14
The “Invisible Empire of the South”Slide15
The “Invisible Empire of the South”Slide16
Ku Klux KlanFrom the Greek “Kuklos” meaning never ending circle
The first Klan was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee Secret organization – originally started as a social club for men returning from the war. Members hid behind robes and masks, and the group terrorized blacks to keep them from voting (disenfranchisement). They also targeted blacks’ allies.As a result, Congress passed “The Georgia Act” and sent troops back to Georgia required Georgia to pass the 15th Amendment giving all males the right to vote.
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15
th Amendment
Ratified in 1870.
Specifically gave black males the right to voteSaid that citizens’ right to vote could not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Women’s rights groups were furious that they were not granted the vote at the same time!
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