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Historians use the term “The Nadir” to describe the period after Reconstruction, roughly from 1877 to 1901, when Black political rights were systematically dismantled across the South through segregation laws, voter suppression, racial terror, and institutional backlash.
Although emancipation and constitutional amendments had expanded Black citizenship formally, courts, lawmakers, and local governments weakened those protections over time while maintaining the appearance of l
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