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15 th Amendment

15 th Amendment. Granted African Americans the right to vote Radical republicans gained more power. African Americans Gain Political Power. Between 1869-1880 16 African Americans were elected to Congress. Hiram Revels of Mississippi became first black Senator. WHITE CONSERVATIVES REACT.

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15 th Amendment

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  1. 15 th Amendment • Granted African Americans the right to vote • Radical republicans gained more power

  2. African Americans Gain Political Power • Between 1869-1880 16 African Americans were elected to Congress. • Hiram Revels of Mississippi became first black Senator

  3. WHITE CONSERVATIVES REACT • Conservatives wanted things to change as little as possible • Used intimidation to prevent freedmen from voting

  4. Ku Klux Klan • Started May 1866 • Members former Confederates • Secret Society used hate and fear to keep Radical Republicans and African Americans out of power

  5. Techniques of the KKK • Murder • Hate • Burning crosses • Lynching FEAR

  6. KKK FACTS • Maintain white power • Group still in existence today • Historians estimate that KKK lynched 2 African Americans a week from 1870-1920 • Home base the deep South

  7. Main Goal Of KKK • Ku Klux Klan wanted to keep African Americans and Carpetbaggers out of office

  8. KKK Then and Now

  9. How would you feel?

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