But continued resistance caused federal troops to withdraw and, when Reconstruction policies ended in 1877, so did the chance for equal rights in New Orleans. White League Celebrated Residents of ...

All four groups used violence to intimidate blacks and Republican voters. Their efforts succeeded, and with the end of Reconstruction in 1877, white supremacy became the reality of the South.

The Reconstruction era was one of the most consequential chapters of U.S. history. Between 1863 and 1877, the 13th, 14th and ...