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of the American
.
The end of the American Civil
in
effectively
meant the end of
. But, African Americans were in for a long
struggle before they were finally awarded .
As of 1870, all eligible male
were able to vote.
However, blacks were discouraged to by
and eventually legal
stipulations. In 1896, the
ruled to maintain
in private businesses, in a case called Plessy v. Ferguson. Soon
broadened to include
, many
states applied this “
but equal” mentality to all aspects of life. However, this
led to the application of Jim Crow
, which resulted in blacks being treated as
. Segregated schools, public transit,
,
and more continued well into the 1900s.