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African American Rights After Civil War

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After the Civil War, African American slaves were set free, and they were given more rights. The rights they were given weren’t fair compared to the one whites had. African Americans did not gain their freedom during the reconstruction period. When it came to committing crimes, the African Americans had it worse than whites did. Any crimes like rebellion, arson, burglary, and assaulting white woman came with death penalties for any African Americans. If whites were to commit crimes like that they'd have it easier, and it would result in no death penalties. There were racially separate court systems for all criminal cases that had an African American involved. Minor offenses resulted in whipping, for African Americans only. Segregation

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