1. From 1861 to 1865, the American North and South fought a civil war. 2. There are frequent threats against African Americans,even physical violence, to prevent them from voting and to maintain their low position in society. 3. One hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War is still an important component of our national character. 4. The Civil War was a pivotal event in American history. 5. American Civil War is increasingly put into a broader, trans–national context, which can only benefit fields of study either side of the Atlantic.
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. Literacy tests were a test of a person's understanding of a particular language. A voting tax were money that has to be paid before you can vote. Grandfather laws were laws that allow exceptions to the rule based on past situations. A lynching is putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law.