Republicans take Charge

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Republicans take Charge
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Republicans in the South

• Most white Southerners upset b/c party was mostly
  Northerners/African Americans
• felt GOP govt. forced on them
• carpetbaggers
• Northerners who moved south after Civil War
• looking to take advantage of South
• more opportunities

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Republicans cont.

• scalawags
• Southerners who supported Republicans
• term for weak, worthless animals
• Africans Americans
• began organizing politically very quickly
• many educated prior to war got into politics
• from being enslaved to govt. officials within a
  few years
• 14 elected to House, 2 to the Senate

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African American Reforms

• Education
• around 40 of all children attended schools
• Higher learning
• Fisk University (TN)
• Atlanta University
• Morehouse College (GA)
• Churches
• served as center for community
• schools, socials, festivals

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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

• Many organized secret societies
• started in 1866 in Pulaski, TN
• Goals
• drive out Union troops, carpetbaggers
• regain control for Democrats
• terrorized GOP African American meetings

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Enforcement Acts

• passed to combat violence in the South
• 1st illegal to interfere with voting
• 2nd elections supervised by marshals
• 3rd outlawed activities of the Klan