We know that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were enacted following the Civil War and during the period of Reconstruction, ostensibly ending the practice of slavery, making all citizens equal before the law, and giving all men regardless of race the right to vote. Describe in detail the process that developed in the South of chipping away at the freedoms granted to African Americans during Reconstruction. What enabled this process to continue?

We know that the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were enacted following the Civil War and during the period of Reconstruction, ostensibly ending the practice of slavery, making all citizens equal before the law, and giving all men regardless of race the right to vote. Describe in detail the process that developed in the South of chipping away at the freedoms granted to African Americans during Reconstruction. What enabled this process to continue?