With the Reconstruction Amendments
Reconstruction was only partially successful for a short time. When reconstruction ended, much of the south returned to its racist ways. It remained for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to complete the work that might have been accomplished with Reconstruction.
• Presidential Reconstruction 1863 to 1866: Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson directed this era and wanted to rapidly reuniting the country. • Radical Reconstruction 1866 to 1873: this period emphasizes civil rights and voting rights for the Freedmen. • Redemption 1873 to 1877: In this period white supremacist Southerners conquered the Republicans and acquired power of every southern state and marking the end of Reconstruction.
Expanded Political Rights. (I flippin hate Plato) :P
Reconstruction collapsed around 1877, when Southern Democrats gained power in all the former Confederate states. The Southern Democrats opposed the reforms of Reconstruction and deprived African-Americans of the political rights they had gained during Reconstruction.
As early as 1868 Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, a leading Radical during the reconstruction, made many decisions with the Supreme Court that weakened African Americans' civil rights. He continued to segregate them and deny them rights as voters.
The Supreme Court rulings said civil rights were decided by state and local law.
how did AfricanAmericans rights change before, during, and after reconstruction?
The Supreme Court rulings said civil rights were decided by state and local law.
AfricanAmericans to gain equal rights
The U.S. Supreme Court played a significant role in ending Reconstruction by issuing a series of rulings that weakened federal protections for civil rights. In particular, the court's decisions in cases like United States v. Cruikshank (1876) and United States v. Reese (1876) limited the ability of the federal government to prosecute individuals for violating the civil rights of African Americans. These rulings undermined the progress made during Reconstruction and effectively paved the way for the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South.
the supreme court makes rulings that have been surpassed by the smaller courts. This being decisions such as gay marriage rights and other major decisions.
The US Supreme Court undermined African-American rights in the post-Reconstruction era through decisions like Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, which upheld segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The Court also limited the scope of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, allowing states to enact discriminatory laws that targeted African Americans. Additionally, the Court's rulings weakened federal laws designed to protect civil rights and voting rights for African Americans.
the guarantees of freedom
After the Civil War, the Supreme Court issued rulings that established important legal precedents, such as defining the scope of federal power and upholding the legality of certain civil rights laws. The Court also played a role in shaping the Reconstruction era by interpreting the post-war amendments, particularly the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to formerly enslaved individuals.
African-Americans slowly lost their rights after Reconstruction in America.
The freedom of speech comes from the Bill of Rights in the first amendment. Speech as in rulings by the Supreme Court can be used in many ways. Protesting government policies is freedom of speech, political Cartoons, books, editorial letters, burning the flag , and other sources are part of the freedom of speech.