MSNBC Craig Melvin Reports February 4, 2022 16:33:00
Amendments known as the reconstruction amendments became law. the 13th, 14th and 15th abolished slavery, gave black people birth right citizenship and gave black men the right to vote but almost immediately a violent backlash from white supremacists. >> the response of the white supremacist group was we want to continue to be control. so what arises was the ku klux klan. >> you still have that fight today about expanding the franchise for black folks or protecting the franchise. >> absolutely. >> in state like south carolina, a new black majority voting block ushered in a wave of petitions. >>...