Question

In terms of political power, African Americans in the South during Reconstruction

Answer 1

The correct answer is D:made great gains by winning political office throughout the South. In the period immediately following the Civil War known as Reconstruction, African-Americans were able to vote and in certain regions of the South, comprised a majority and were able to elect African-Americans to various elected offices. It was only after this period of time that the rights of African-Americans were severely infringed upon and the Black Codes or Jim Crow Laws were implemented.