They could vote and they can also run for public office.
Explanation:
During the first time of reconstruction african - americans were able to vote and run for public office. Some major chanllenges that african - americans must face during reconstruction were for example, that whites didn't see them as equals. Then, southern governments and organizations was involved in politics dangerous or life-threatening. Besides, african - american had no resources after they were emancipated ( because they had no land, money, education, etc.)
Answer:Frederick Douglass was a compelling force in the anti-slavery movement. A man of moral authority, Douglass developed into a charismatic public speaker. Prominent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison recognized his oratory skill and hired him as a speaker for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
In July 1794 Robespierre was arrested and executed as were many of his fellow Jacobins, thereby ending the Reign of Terror, which was succeeded by the Thermidorian Reaction.