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The reconstruction era lasted from 1865 to 1877 following the civil war in the south. It was a time for  rebuilding the nation following the turmoil of the war. Reconstruction focused on integrating African Americans into society with the passing of the 14th and the 15th amendment. Before 14th and 15th amendments were passed, Blacks were violently discriminated against and treated as non-citizens. Right after the war,  all-whit legislatures in the south passed the black codes. The black codes denied Black citizens the right to purchase or rent land and basically keep them into slavery. These amendments allowed  African Americans to be equally protected under the law and forbid states to deny suffrage to anyone based on race. Although these amendments were passed, they were difficult to enforce because of terrorists groups like the Klu Klux Klan. This led to segregation and Jim Crow laws in the south. These laws limited African American citizens and create them as second class citizens.

Hello! My name is Aleena Oakley, and I am a 19-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina. I am a sophomore currently currently enrolled as an international business major. I chose this as my major because I love to travel. I have been playing tennis for 14 years, and I love the sport. I am enrolled at Johnson C. Smith because I was apart of the Women's tennis team here, but I gave that up to focus on my academics and maintain my academic scholarship. Last semester I had a 4.0 GPA, so I hope to keep that up. I like to listen to good music and dance  Some of my favorite music genres are Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, and alternative. One of my favorite hobbies besides listening to music is editing  and creating Youtube videos. I recently started Youtube in late November and I post every week. When I'm not making videos, I like to watch tv shows and movies on Hulu and Netflix. Some of my favorite shows are Good Girls, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Orange is the new Black and Broad City. One

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