US Civil Rights: the lynching of Emmett Till
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The Reconstruction of Black Political Power
The 15th amendment established universal manhood suffrage and guaranteed for black men the right to vote. These developments deeply unsettled many white Americans, particularly in the South. The response is to invigorate a rhetoric of white supremacy that is designed to get everyday white folks to understand their racial identity as being far more important than any other part of who they are.
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