Black Politicians of Reconstruction: The History of Black Voting Rights After the Civil War [q0TRxxTiw55]
When we learn about the Reconstruction Era in school, it’s often taught as a dark period in American history, a time of upheaval and unrest right after the Cvil War. But what often gets overlooked is that, for a brief period of time, thousands of black representatives were elected to office all over the south. Read more about the Black politicians of Reconstruction: Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► Subscribe to TIME: Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: Follow us: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: 0:00 - Black Voting Rights and Democracy in America 0:43 - What Was Reconstruction After the Civil War? 0:55 - Black Political Power During Reconstruction 1:01 - How Many Black Officials Served During Reconstruction? 1:27 - Former Confederates, Federal Troops and Black Voting Rights 2:06 - Black Voters and Black Legislators in the South 2:15 - How Reconstruction Created Public Schools in the South 2:37 - Hiram Revels, the First Black U.S. Senator 3:10 - Ku Klux Klan Violence During Reconstruction 3:32 - Violence, Contested Elections and the End of Reconstruction 3:58 - How Southern States Undermined the 15th Amendment 4:27 - Literacy Tests and Black Voter Disenfranchisement 4:56 - Jim Crow Voting Restrictions From 1900 to 1965 5:11 - How Reconstruction Was Misrepresented in American History 5:50 - Why Reconstruction Challenges the Idea of Constant Progress 6:13 - Modern Voting Rights Debates and Raphael Warnock’s Election 6:35 - Voter Suppression Laws After the 2020 Election 7:00 - Fair Fight Action and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act 7:46 - How Modern Voting Restrictions Echo Reconstruction 8:06 - Why Reconstruction Still Matters Today #reconstruction