Question

One of the most important contributions of black legislators during Reconstruction was: A. voting to provide ex-slaves with free land for farming. B. getting a Constitutional law made to establish free public education in Georgia. C. providing training and social services for newly freed slaves. D. establishing colleges for African Americans.

Answer 1

Answer: B. getting a Constitutional law made to establish free public education in Georgia.

Explanation:

After the American Civil War came the Reconstruction era as the Southern states were reintegrated into the Union.

During this time, the significant military presence of Union soldiers as well as many Northerners moving into the south allowed for Black Americans to be elected to state legislatures.

These black legislators passed laws aimed at helping the Southern economy get back on track and one such example was in the Georgia Constitution of 1868 where free public education was made Constitutional law.