Reconstruction and its rollback
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Reconstruction and its rollback refers to the post–Civil War era of attempted Black political and social advancement in the United States and the subsequent systematic dismantling of those gains through white supremacist violence, legal restrictions, and political backlash.
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| Reconstruction and its rollback canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reconstruction and its rollback Context triple: [We Were Eight Years in Power, exploresTheme, Reconstruction and its rollback]
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Changes
"Changes" is a funk-rock song by Band of Gypsys, best known for its soulful guitar work by Jimi Hendrix and its live performance on the band's self-titled 1970 album.
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B.
Changes
"Changes" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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C.
Changes
"Changes" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Tupac Shakur that reflects on racism, poverty, and systemic injustice in America.
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D.
Changes
"Changes" is a reflective folk song by American singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, known for its poetic lyrics and gentle, introspective tone.
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E.
Changes
"Changes" is a 1971 song by David Bowie, known for its reflective lyrics on personal reinvention and its status as one of his signature tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Reconstruction and its rollback Target entity description: Reconstruction and its rollback refers to the post–Civil War era of attempted Black political and social advancement in the United States and the subsequent systematic dismantling of those gains through white supremacist violence, legal restrictions, and political backlash.
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A.
Changes
"Changes" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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B.
Changes
"Changes" is a reflective folk song by American singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, known for its poetic lyrics and gentle, introspective tone.
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C.
Changes
"Changes" is a funk-rock song by Band of Gypsys, best known for its soulful guitar work by Jimi Hendrix and its live performance on the band's self-titled 1970 album.
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D.
Changes
"Changes" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Tupac Shakur that reflects on racism, poverty, and systemic injustice in America.
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E.
Changes
"Changes" is a 1971 song by David Bowie, known for its reflective lyrics on personal reinvention and its status as one of his signature tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical era
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political process ⓘ social process ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
constitutional amendments expanding civil rights
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federal intervention in Southern states ⓘ institutionalization of racial hierarchy after Reconstruction ⓘ legal strategies to circumvent the Fifteenth Amendment ⓘ violent resistance to Black political power ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | circa 1900 ⓘ |
| follows | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Union victory in the American Civil War
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abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
disenfranchisement of Black voters in the American South
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entrenchment of racial segregation in the United States ⓘ growth of white supremacist organizations ⓘ long-term racial inequality in the United States ⓘ rise of Jim Crow laws ⓘ temporary Black political representation ⓘ temporary expansion of Black male suffrage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Black education initiatives during Reconstruction
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Black officeholding during Reconstruction ⓘ Black political participation during Reconstruction ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ Reconstruction rollback ⓘ legal disenfranchisement measures ⓘ racial segregation laws ⓘ racial terror and lynching ⓘ white supremacist backlash ⓘ |
| involves |
Democratic Party in the post-Reconstruction South
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linked to:
Southern Democrats
Republican Party during Reconstruction ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
federal government of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
formerly enslaved African Americans ⓘ white Southern elites ⓘ white supremacist paramilitary groups ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
|
| mainSubject |
Black civil rights in the United States
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Black political advancement in the United States ⓘ evolution of American citizenship and voting rights ⓘ federal-state power struggle in the post–Civil War era ⓘ white supremacist violence in the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Colfax Massacre
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linked to:
Colfax massacre
Compromise of 1877 ⓘ Congressional Reconstruction ⓘ
linked to:
Reconstruction era
Hamburg Massacre ⓘ
linked to:
Hamburg massacre
Ku Klux Klan violence during Reconstruction ⓘ Military Reconstruction ⓘ
linked to:
Reconstruction era
Mississippi Plan of 1875 ⓘ Plessy v. Ferguson decision ⓘ
linked to:
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Presidential Reconstruction ⓘ
linked to:
Presidency of Andrew Johnson
Redemption in Louisiana ⓘ Redemption in Mississippi ⓘ Redemption in South Carolina ⓘ adoption of Jim Crow laws ⓘ implementation of Black Codes ⓘ rise of Redeemer governments ⓘ withdrawal of federal troops from the South ⓘ |
| startTime | 1865 ⓘ |
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