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congress overturned johnsons vetoes on major reconstruction legislation
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
Conditions for African Americans in the south.
The day that African Americans were allowed to vote is an important date. August 6th, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which allowed African Americans the right to vote.
African Americans: As As many African Americans were unemployed prior to the depression, the many aid and civilian work programs, such as FERA and the CCC, helped more Americans obtain jobs. These jobs created an income that could be put back into the economy.