Easy crop growing and more wealth
Blacks didn't have schooling, most couldn't pass the literacy test. Nor did the blacks have much money, some couldn't afford the poll tax.
Texas voting rights are restored after the sentence has been fully discharge.
This depends on who you consider to be the author. If the author in your case would be a famous old historian, then they would probably marvel at the architectural accomplishments of ancient Rome and how they were able to create such magnificent structures in such a short amount of time.