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  • 21Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …

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  • 22Disfranchise — Dis*fran chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfranchised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfranchising}.] [Cf. {Diffranchise}.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting,… …

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  • 23Disfranchising — Disfranchise Dis*fran chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfranchised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfranchising}.] [Cf. {Diffranchise}.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of …

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  • 24Voting Rights Act — of 1965 Full title An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United S …

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  • 25Disfranchisement — (also called disenfranchisement) is the revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or rendering a person s vote less effective, or ineffective. Disfranchisement may occur explicitly through law, or… …

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  • 26One-drop rule — The one drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with one drop of black blood was considered as black. The principle was an… …

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  • 27Redeemers — For the marvel comics superhero group, see Redeemers (comics).The Redeemers were a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era, who sought to oust the Republican coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers and… …

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  • 28History of Mississippi — The state of Mississippi s history goes back beyond American statehood to Ancient Native American times.Native AmericansNearly 10,000 BCE Native American or Paleo Indians appeared in the what today is referred to as the South.cite web url =… …

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  • 29Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England N-Z — For the main notes and the lists for other parts of the United Kingdom, see Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies. For constituency names A M, see Official names of United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies in England.… …

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  • 30Louisiana — This article is about the U.S. state of Louisiana. For other uses, see Louisiana (disambiguation). State of Louisiana État de Louisiane Léta de la Lwizyàn …

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