Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Ku Klux Klan


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Ku Klux Klan

















2) Read "Ku Klux Klan Violence in the South"
3) Answer the following on paper:

What efforts did the Ku Klux Klan take in order to try to reverse the Reconstruction policies?



In what manner were the Ku Klux Klan organized?


4)Read "Ku Klux Klan and the End of Reconstruction"
5) Answer the following on paper:

What would often happen when a member of the Ku Klux Klan was arrested for crimes?


What did the Ku Klux Klan Act do?



Friday, May 8, 2015

Black Codes

Black Codes


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Part One
1) Scroll down the caption which reads "Passage of the Black Codes"
2) Read the two paragraphs following as a group
3) Compare and Contrast the freedoms given by the "Black Codes" versus the restrictions enforced by the "Black Codes"

Part Two
1) Scroll down the caption which reads "Enforcement and Impact of the Black Codes"
2) Read the two paragraphs following as a group
3) Answer the following questions:

What did the the 14th Amendment assure?

What did the 15th Amendment assure?

How did white southerners undermine the intent of Reconstruction and the 14th and 15th Amendments?