Reconstruction Era

Though Splash Mountain aimed to skirt any controversy associated with “Song of the South,” a work long decried as racist for its idyllic view of slavery and the Reconstruction era, it could never divorce itself from the film.

Six months later, Judge Mathew issued his ruling — in response to a suit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — that Mr. Griffin was to be removed from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted during the Reconstruction era in an attempt to block members of the Confederacy from holding office.

The 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868 as part of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, the 76-year-old Constitution needed an upgrading and those leading the country did indeed dramatically transform it with the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known collectively as the Reconstruction Era amendments.

The result: A super-slim 214-213 win for Republicans, approving the articles, making it the first time since the Reconstruction era that a sitting presidential cabinet member has been impeached.