Lynching Dbq Analysis

Civil Right were redefined in the century after the Civil War through many occasions mainly: The Reconstruction Amendments, Reconstruction Plans, Lynching by Race, and The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Most of these occasions were made for the sake and protection of slaves after Civil War. Rights were granted after the Civil War to the slaves and many other privileges and other facilities that the whites had. During Reconstruction, three amendments to the Constitution were made in an effort to establish equality for black Americans. The Thirteenth Amendment, adopted in 1865, abolishes slavery or involuntary servitude except in punishment for a crime. The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, defines all people born in the United States as citizens, requires due process of law, and requires equal protection to all people. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prevents the denial of a citizen’s vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The amendments that were used helped the black Americans from the whites. (Doc 1). These amendments were intended to guarantee freedom to former slaves and to establish and prevent discrimination in civil rights to former slaves and all citizens of the United States. The promise of these amendments was eroded by state laws and federal court decisions over the course of the 19th century. There are three major sources of lynching statistics. None cover the complete history of lynching in America. Prior to 1882, no reliable statistics of lynchings were recorded. In that year, the Chicago Tribune first began to take systematic account of lynchings.

All of these four documents were published for the blacks that were freed after the war to help them where ever they are in the states. The rights that were given were from the fighting the blacks had done for them selves and for their