Why did the civil war amendments have little effect in the south until 1965?

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Clare

26 December, 13:37

Why did the civil war amendments have little effect in the south until 1965?

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Kamila Hartman · Answer 1

The South had seceeded from the Union to form the Confederacy. They considered themselves an independent nation, and, therefore, did not follow the laws and amendments passed by the Union. In 1965, however, the Union won the war, thus ending the existence of the Confederacy.