The Campaign for African American Civil Rights in the Usa, 1950-1968

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`The Campaign for African American Civil Rights in the USA, 1950-1968 Notes (Unit 2 of History AQA) Background Information (Important) Reconstruction * 25 years after the civil war where attempts were made to make America fairer * 13th amendment (1865) bans slavery * 14th amendment (1868) equal citizenship rights * 15th amendment (1870) equal voting rights Reconstruction * 25 years after the civil war where attempts were made to make America fairer * 13th amendment (1865) bans slavery * 14th amendment (1868) equal citizenship rights * 15th amendment (1870) equal voting rights American Civil War (1861-1865) * Abraham Lincoln (president 1861-1865) and the Republican Party opposed slavery * 11 Southern states split from the union to form the Confederate States of America in 1861 to preserve slavery * To maintain the unity of the Union, Lincoln raised armies to fight the Confederates American Civil War (1861-1865) * Abraham Lincoln (president 1861-1865) and the Republican Party opposed slavery * 11 Southern states split from the union to form the Confederate States of America in 1861 to preserve slavery * To maintain the unity of the Union, Lincoln raised armies to fight the Confederates Issue of Slavery * Africans were used as slaves especially on plantations in the south * They were not considered as citizens * Northern states abolished this practice * Whites in the South claimed they blacks cannot survive unless cared for by their white owners Issue of Slavery * Africans were used as slaves especially on plantations in the south * They were not considered as citizens * Northern states abolished this practice * Whites in the South claimed they blacks cannot survive unless cared for by their white owners Racial relations in the early United States Racial relations in the
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