For a brief period following the Civil War and Reconstruction, African-Americans enjoyed voting rights similar to those of white people. They elected mayors, legislators, and even Congressmen. They were all Republicans because Lincoln freed the slaves. By the end of the 19th century, though, white supremacist campaigns, including a coup d’etat in Wilmington, led by Democrats […]
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