Which best explains why there were no African Americans serving in the US House of Representatives by 1887?

A) Many African American politicians had left office to work for the Freedmen's Bureau.

B) Southern whites had worked to repeal laws that allowed African Americans to hold office.

C) African Americans were focusing on politics on the state level rather than the national level.

D) African American politicians mainly chose to run for the US Senate instead of the House.

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Heidi Mcdonald

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20 February, 01:28

Which best explains why there were no African Americans serving in the US House of Representatives by 1887?

A) Many African American politicians had left office to work for the Freedmen's Bureau.

B) Southern whites had worked to repeal laws that allowed African Americans to hold office.

C) African Americans were focusing on politics on the state level rather than the national level.

D) African American politicians mainly chose to run for the US Senate instead of the House.

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Mylee Everett · Answer 1

The best answer is B) Southern whites had worked to repeal laws that allowed A. A's to hold office. Those who made it in office were rare and represented only 2%, they also faced lots of opposition