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Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed
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Slavery and the Civil War
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The Backwoods of America
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The Civil War
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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13th Amemdment to the Constitution was passed
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14th Amendment for the Constitution was passed
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15th Amendment passed to the Constitution
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The 15th Amendment
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Amnesty Act of 1872
The South was given civil rights after the signing of the Amnesty Act of 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant. (The five hundred Confederate leaders were denied these rights.) -
Stock Market Crash
The crash of the Stock Market (New York) caused bank failures and financial chaos. This lead to the beginning an economic depression. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
March 1, 1875 - The Civil Rights Act, giving equal rights to blacks in jury duty and accommodation, is passed by the United States Congress. It would be overturned in 1883 by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Equal rights were given to black Americans that allowed the participation in jury duty and "accomodation." However, this phenom was "overturned in 1833 by the [United States] Supreme Court." -
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Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild carved this piece of art into basswood. It illustrates a man leaning on a stump taking a restrained stance, although there is nothing - no ropes, no chains, no person - restricting him. -
An Old Roadway
George Inness creates a seasonal image of a negro woman conversing with child.....
