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What effect did Louisiana’s 1868 constitution have on African Americans?

White and African American Democrats gained many seats in the state Congress.
African Americans and whites forgot the past and moved forward peacefully.
African Americans rebelled against the new rights for former Confederates.
White and African American Republicans controlled the government.


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It extended voting and other civil rights to black males, established an integrated, free public school system, and guaranteed blacks equal access to public accommodations. The 1868 constitution was also the first one in Louisiana to provide a formal bill of rights.