After Reconstruction ended in the late 1870s so-called redeemers controlled all the Southern states and disenfranchised blacks (who were Republicans).
Explanation:
After Reconstruction ended in the late 1870s so-called redeemers controlled all the Southern states and disenfranchised blacks (who were Republicans). Many continued to vote for Democrats at the state and local levels, especially before the Republican Revolution of 1994.
