[Dormant] moved to !historymemes@piefed.social

Explanation: After the US Civil War, a process known as 'Reconstruction' began. In this, the rebellious slaver Southern states and any traitors in them were reduced in political power, and newly-freed Black folk were supported politically and economically to put them on more equal footing. During Reconstruction, the first Black congressmen were elected, and the first anti-segregation acts were passed by the Federal government.

Unfortunately, it would not last - infighting in the Republican Party (at the time, the more progressive and egalitarian of the two parties) eventually resulted in Reconstruction losing steam, and the South regaining much of its former power and influence over national politics.