Black Codes
Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
15th Amendment
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, prohibiting the restriction of voting rights "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The Gospel of Wealth
An essay written by Andrew Carnegie that described the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. The thesis of his essah was the peril of allowing large sums of money to be passed into the hands of persons or organizations i
Women Delegates to the 1866 Convention of the Knights Labor
The Knights of Labor was
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The 'Strong' Government" Political Cartoon
It depicts the South struggling under the weight of a carpetbag that is carrying President Ulysses S. Grant. The South is chained by two Union soldiers, whose bayonets act to support the uncanny presidential chariot. The South is suffering under the "carp
Carpetbagger
A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, during the Reconstruction Era. (An outsider who runs for public office in area where they don't have deep community ties, or have lived there for only a short time).
Klu Klux Klan
A secret organization in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired powers of blacks to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which were responsible for many lawless and violent proceedin
Booker T. Washington
A former slave who promoted industrial education and economic opportunity but not social equality for blacks.
An Inflexible President" Political Cartoon
Andrew Johnson kept vetoeing the freed men's bureau which was supposed help them with their education.
The Condition of the Laboring Man at Pullman" Political Cartoon
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894. It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cl
Pardon and Franchise" Political Cartoon
This early political cartoon of Thomas Nast contrasts Confederate politicians and generals applying for pardons, which may give them the right to vote and hold office, with a black Union soldier who has lost his leg and does not have the right to vote.
The Bosses of the Senate" Political Cartoon
The cartoon reflected the phenomenal growth of American industry in the 1880s, but also the disturbing trend toward concentration of industry to the point of monopoly, and its undue influence on politics. This popular perception contributed to Congress's
Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket" Political Cartoon
It depicts the intimidation techniques that the Democratic Party used to suppress southern black votes in the election of 1876.