8 of 24 Reconstruction The Second Civil War.mp4

[jedi2rock]

Any amendment passed by congress by laws set by the constitution IS CONSTITUTIONAL. If I lived during this time.. I would of been happy to impeach, convict or shot the traitor Andrew Johnson myself.

[Muffinfordinner]

The civil rights bill was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court 10 years later.

[abuaimen23]

woow woow Democrats were racist at that time when did they change into like this

[jedi2rock]

times have changed as both parties switched places. read your history, it's there.

[lecroix3]

wow, now i understand what "states rights" means.

[CWSmith1982]

The extra democrat representation that was apparent after killing the 3/5 compromise is perhaps the main reason that the south was denied representation in congress.

[CWSmith1982]

Not defending the southern democrats here, but this video makes absoutly no mention about the unconstitutionality of the civil rights bill at the time. The right to decide who votes and who is entitled to what civil rights was up to the state governments. Even some of the radical republicans admit this. If this were not true, it was unlikely that the fourteenth amendment would be necessary. Furthermore abolishing slavery destroyed the 3/5 compromise giving democrats extra representation.

[alexamerling20]

@CWSmith1982 unconstitutional? So preventing African Americans from having any political and civil rights is constitutional?! It was slavery without chains...