For context this was effectively the end of the post civil war reconstruction era. > By 1905, nearly all black men were effectively disenfranchised by state l

For context this was effectively the end of the post civil war reconstruction era. > By 1905, nearly all black men were effectively disenfranchised by state legislatures in every Southern state. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1877