Although there are many elements of Reconstruction that have been considered a failure, a specific example was the passage of Jim Crow laws in the South.
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation. These laws remained in place until 1965, and they made it impossible for African Americans to achieve full legal, political and social equality.
The Constitution requires that U.S. senators must be at least 30 years of age, citizens of the United States for at least nine years, and residents of the states from which they are elected.
