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The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States of America into the United States. During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to grant citizenship and equal civil rights to the newly freed slaves. To circumvent these legal achievements, the former Confederate states imposed poll taxes and literacy tests and engaged in terrorism to intimidate and control black people and to discourage or prevent them from voting.

Reconstruction era - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Period after American Civil War (1865–1877) This article is about the history of the United States from 1865 until 1877. For the U.S. legislation enacted between 1867 and 1868, see Reconstruction Acts . For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation) . This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably . When this tag was added, its readable prose size was ~16,400 words. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings . Please discuss this issue on the article'

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