Which statement best describes a consequence of Reconstruction policies during the 1870s?

A. Reconstruction-era policies successfully restored the economy in the South and gave African-Americans new opportunities.

B. Reconstruction-era policies often failed to protect African Americans from racial violence and safeguard their political rights.

C. Reconstruction-era policies created ironclad laws that prohibited legal segregation, although illegal segregation often occurred.

D. Reconstruction-era policies failed to establish any civil rights legislation, which would not be written until the 1960s.

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Aubree · Answer 1

B. Reconstruction-era policies often failed to protect African Americans from racial violence and safeguard their political rights.