Racism and sexism came hand and hand but if anything classism seems like the first where royalty or nobility would look down on people with lower social status like peasants.
Why was Tennessee not under occupation?:
"Because it ratified the Fourteenth Amendment, Tennessee was the only state that seceded from the Union that did not have a military governor during Reconstruction. This did not placate those unhappy with the Confederate defeat." - Wikipedia history
Which states took the longest to be re-admitted?:
1. South Carolina July 9, 1868
2. Mississippi Feb. 23, 1870
3. Florida June 25, 1868
What impact did riots in Memphis and New Orleans have on Reconstruction?:
"The riots catalyzed support for the Fourteenth Amendment, extending suffrage and full citizenship to freedmen, and the Reconstruction Act, to establish military districts for the national government to oversee areas of the South and work to change their social arrangements." - Wikipedia history
The Little Rock Nine was a group of African American of nine students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. S<span>tudents involved in an early effort at desegregation.:)
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