The Enforcement Act of 1870 basically made illegal the voting discrimination that existed on the basis of race. It made illegal the opposition of some government officials to integrate former slaves, mainly African-American in the social and political life.
Ethnic groups began to gain independence
The rule of law isn't regarded or respected at all. The ruler can break the rules as they please because in dictatorship, one person has absolute power.
i.e.: The country Sneep ( clearly fictional) is under a dictatorship. The ruler is Jeff.
There's a rule forbidding people from scratching in public.
Jeff scratches himself in public.
Only Jeff finds relief to his itches in public.
Only Jeff
C it tribes moved to reservation in order to avoid white settlers