In the period of Reconstruction after the Civil War, African Americans were elected to state legislatures and the U.S. Congress.

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During the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, African Americans were indeed elected to state legislatures in the South and also to the U.S. Congress, marking a significant, though eventually curtailed, advancement in African American political participation.

In the Period of Reconstruction After the Civil War, African