<u>Full question:</u>
As it relates to the end of slavery and Reconstruction, which of the following was one of the actions taken by members of the Ku Klux Klan?
A. punished Southern whites after the Civil War
B. used violence to keep African Americans from voting
C. helped former slaves find jobs during Reconstruction
D. supported the creation of Freedman's Bureau
Answer:
used violence to keep African Americans from voting was one of the actions taken by members of the Ku Klux Klan
<u>Explanation:</u>
The lately developed southerly state politics, governed by prior Confederates established the notorious Black Codes. These were rules devised to renew white domination and render African Americans to positions comparable to slaveholding.
The outlawed blacks from voting; acquiring or renting a property in specific regions; asserting in court toward whites, and owning guns or converging in big aggregates. The Ku Klux Klan committed itself to an avant-garde attack of brutality on Autonomous leaders and citizens (both black and white) to modify the designs of Radical Reconstruction and reclaim white supremacy in the South.
