Reconstruction Era

The legal cases are based on a Reconstruction Era constitutional amendment that was intended to bar Confederate officials from serving in the U.S. government.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

This is really the fabric of America – like this idea of a maze incorporates the Civil Rights movement, the Reconstruction Era.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023

Among the exceptions: “Engaging in insurrection or rebellion,” a provision that was codified in the 14th Amendment in the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023

Also, in some southern states, convict leasing was essentially a new form of slavery that started during the Reconstruction Era and went on for decades.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander