Review readings and resources and consider how blacks attempted to work within the political system during Reconstruction to effect change.
Write a short paper (2–3 pages) that addresses the following questions:
How were African American legislators successful in securing civil rights for their constituents?
How were they thwarted in those attempts?
How do these articles reflect 19th-century America’s views on civil rights?
must have 3 Primary sources and 3 secondary sources
How were African American legislators successful in securing civil rights for their constituents?
