Following the Civil War, ____ took place in part with the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. These amendments ended slavery and attempted to protect the rights of freedmen. Reconstruction had a particular impact on the Southern states, as they were required to implement a series of actions before being readmitted to the Union. Federal authority was affirmed, as most Southern states had to complete these actions under ____. The removal of federal troops from the South came with the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Southern Democrats resented the Republican governments imposed on the South and restored Democrats to power as Military Reconstruction came to an end. With the “redemption” of the South, many reforms enacted by Reconstruction governments were repealed. Racial discrimination was institutionalized with the passage of ____ laws. Under Jim Crow, African Americans were treated as second-class citizens. These state laws and local ordinances included provisions to require racial segregation in schools, buses, trains, restaurants, etc. "Whites Only" and "Colored" signs were reminders of the enforced racial segregation. Laws also prohibited interracial relationships.

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