Reconstruction

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

Black Officeholders in the South 1865-1880 1865 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1880

The decline shown after 1872 is best explained by which combination of factors?

  • A

    Northern abandonment of Reconstruction, KKK violence, and the rise of 'Redeemer' Democratic governments

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  • B

    Mass migration of Black voters to Western territories

  • C

    Constitutional amendments revoking Black political rights

  • D

    Federal disqualification of Black candidates for public office

Explanation

As Northern political will faded, paramilitary violence (KKK, White League) suppressed Black voters and "Redeemer" Democrats overturned Reconstruction governments, slashing Black political participation.

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