Identify the Different Laws and Rules Used to Disenfranchise African

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Essay

Identify the different laws and rules used to disenfranchise African Americans in the South at the end of Reconstruction. How did southern states justify these forms of discrimination despite the protections guaranteed African Americans in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?

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Definitions:

Normal Drinking

The consumption of alcohol in a manner considered socially or medically acceptable, without leading to impairment or addiction.

Motivational Interviewing

A therapeutic approach that originated within substance abuse treatment that attempts to change a client’s motivation and prepares the client to enact changes in behavior.

Problem Drinking

A pattern of alcohol consumption that negatively impacts one's health, relationships, or ability to manage responsibilities, and may lead to alcohol dependence.

Empathy

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from their point of view, essentially putting oneself in another's shoes.