Question

Which statement about race relations in the North and South after Reconstruction is true?

Answer 1

Although segregation was illegal, it was still practiced. (APEX Class ;)

Answer 2

c. Little changed in the North; segregation continued.

Following the end of Reconstruction, the policy of race relations remained the same if not getting worse in some areas of the country. Segregation was a common methods used to create racial structure especially in the South.

The North saw little racial diversity and in the areas were blacks and whites lived together life stayed as it had. The South began a policy of segregation referred to as Jim Crow laws. The segregation policy created separate facilities for whites and blacks including schools, libraries, and transportation services. These policies would remain in effect until the 1950's--1960's.