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Social equality is thrown up as an argument against Reconstruction ... they do pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875. Black Congressmen like Congressman John R. Lynch play an important role in ...

Reconstruction ... black people. The settlers are to receive "possessory title" to forty-acre plots. January 31: The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery throughout the Union, wins ...

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