History A-Level
Civil rights and federal enforcement
What Civil rights and federal enforcement means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Civil rights and federal enforcement
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Grant's aims focused on stabilising the South and protecting African American rights, and he initially aligned with Radical Republicans.
Topics that use Civil rights and federal enforcement
- 2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877 – Radical Reconstruction, 1867–1877 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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