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And so they push back on it
from the very beginning. They push back in legal ways
called the Black Codes. ♪ ♪ ‐ They create a series
of actions that will mirror
the conditions of slavery. And so throughout the 1860s,
in major cities, conflicts would erupt between
former Confederate soldiers and free African‐Americans. ‐ You see this conflict
in New Orleans in 1866. African‐Americans and a handful
of white Republicans are trying to write a new
constitution for the state that would recognize
African‐American voting and civil rights
from the very beginning. They push back in legal ways
called the Black Codes. ♪ ♪ ‐ They create a series
of actions that will mirror
the conditions of slavery. And so throughout the 1860s,
in major cities, conflicts would erupt between
former Confederate soldiers and free African‐Americans. ‐ You see this conflict
in New Orleans in 1866. African‐Americans and a handful
of white Republicans are trying to write a new
constitution for the state that would recognize
African‐American voting and civil rights
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And so they push back on it
from the very beginning.
00:00:03.586 --> 00:00:06.798
They push back in legal ways
called the Black Codes.
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♪ ♪
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‐ They create a series
of actions
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that will mirror
the conditions of slavery.
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And so throughout the 1860s,
in major cities,
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conflicts would erupt between
former Confederate soldiers
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and free African‐Americans.
00:00:28.011 --> 00:00:33.407
‐ You see this conflict
in New Orleans in 1866.
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African‐Americans and a handful
of white Republicans
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are trying to write a new
constitution for the state
00:00:39.288 --> 00:00:42.124
that would recognize
African‐American voting
00:00:42.124 --> 00:00:43.334
and civil rights.
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Movie Summary
The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.