Question

Which statement best characterizes race relations in the South during Reconstruction?

Answer 1

A) Most Southern whites were accepting of blacks' new roles in political participation, but white supremacist groups would not accept it.

B) Northern blacks objected to the Southern blacks' receipt of citizenship and suffrage through the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

C) Southern whites did not want blacks to participate in politics and thought the Republicans were forcing the issue to dominate the South.

D) Southern whites were doing their best to involve blacks in the political process, but they resented interference from the North.