the process of absorbing one group into the culture or customs of another group or population

a series of laws enacted by some southern states that restricted the rights of freedmen after the Civil War

northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War with the purpose of carrying out Congress's Reconstruction plan or for personal financial and/or political gain; so called because of the tapestry bags used for travel during the time period.

seizure of private property by an authority as forfeit to the public treasury

two meetings held in 1865 and 1866 in which African Americans in North Carolina expressed their desires for equal rights with whites in many areas, but most especially in terms of education and politics.

the Reconstruction Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which established the fundamental principles of citizenship and equal protection under the law; granted full citizenship rights to the former slaves

an agency of the federal government established in 1865 to assist the newly freed slaves in areas of health, education, and in establishing new homes and jobs.

term used to describe the instance of Governor William W. Holden's use of the Shoffner Act provisions in Alamance and Caswell Counties to suppress Klan activities in those areas which ultimately led to Holden's impeachment and removal from office

organization established during Reconstruction which started as a social fraternity in Tennessee in 1866; the Klan soon became a force in opposition to Republican politics, especially black suffrage; the Klan promoted white supremacy and used violence and terrorism to intimidate black and white Republican voters in the post Civil War era.

passed on May 20, 1861, this resolution of separation of North Carolina from the Union and the subsequent adoption of the provisional Constitution of the Confederate States of America, officially placed the state in the Confederacy.