African Americans held the majority in the
African Americans held the majority in the first South Carolina legislature elected after the Civil War. The state elected black majorities to the legislature for every session but one during the Reconstruction era. They passed laws ensuring funding for public education, securing the franchise for all men, and protecting civil rights
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