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1871
The Second Enforcement Act is passed to enforce rights granted to African Americans by the amended Constitution.
1871
In South Carolina, Grant imposes martial law and suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1871
Whites in Georgia vote in a "Redeemer" government.
1871
The African-American Fisk Jubilee Singers go on national tour. The proceeds from the tour go toward the founding of Fisk University.
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1872
Grant wins re-election against a Democratic/liberal Republican opponent.
1872
The Freedmen's Bureau is abolished.
1872
The Amnesty Act removes most remaining restrictions on Confederate office-holding.
1873
The New York TRIBUNE prints articles charging black representatives in South Carolina with corruption.
1873
In Colfax, Louisiana, in an attempt to protect the Republican government, the primarily black state militia clashes with the "White League," a group committed to all white government. Over 100 African Americans are killed.
1874
Arkansas and Alabama vote in "Redeemer" governments.
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