The Reconstruction was a period of rebuilding the war torn U.S. especially, the Southern states that were absolutely devastated by the Civil War. This period saw several welfare programs for free Negroes through the Freedman bureaus. At the same time this period saw the rise of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan which were racist and spread terror in predominantly black areas.

Table of Contents

6.0 - Chronology of Major Events in this Period
6.1 - 14th Amendment to the Constitution
6.2 - The President's Impeachment
6.3 - The 15th Amendment
6.4 - Radical Reconstruction in the South
6.5 - The KU Klux Klan
6.6 - The Civil Rights Act
6.7 - The Compromise of 1877
6.8 - The Impact of Reconstruction
6.9 - Points to Remember

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