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How did Ida B. Wells contribute to the protection of African American rights?
How did Ida B. Wells contribute to the protection of African American rights?
- By endorsing Plessy v. Ferguson decision
- By supporting segregation and discrimination
- By advocating for a federal anti-lynching law (correct)
- By promoting the Redeemers' political strategies
What strategy did the politicians known as Redeemers employ to gain political power?
What strategy did the politicians known as Redeemers employ to gain political power?
- Advocating for social integration
- Implementing segregation and discrimination laws (correct)
- Promoting African American rights
- Supporting federal anti-lynching laws
How did Reconstruction impact the lives of African Americans in the South?
How did Reconstruction impact the lives of African Americans in the South?
- Led to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
- Improved social opportunities and integration (correct)
- Had no impact on their lives
- Worsened segregation and discrimination
What impact did the Plessy v. Ferguson case have on segregation in the United States?
What impact did the Plessy v. Ferguson case have on segregation in the United States?
What was one of the main issues faced by African Americans as they exercised their new rights after the Civil War?
What was one of the main issues faced by African Americans as they exercised their new rights after the Civil War?
How did the bitterness between the North and South after the Civil War affect the rejoining of seceded states?
How did the bitterness between the North and South after the Civil War affect the rejoining of seceded states?
What were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era?
What were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction era?
How did the Federal government respond to racial violence during the period discussed in the text?
How did the Federal government respond to racial violence during the period discussed in the text?
Why did General Sherman believe should be done with lands that had come under government control during the war?
Why did General Sherman believe should be done with lands that had come under government control during the war?
How did northerners and southerners react to General Sherman's plan regarding confiscated lands?
How did northerners and southerners react to General Sherman's plan regarding confiscated lands?
What were the primary political gains that African Americans hoped to achieve after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?
What were the primary political gains that African Americans hoped to achieve after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?
How did white southerners respond to African Americans' aspirations for political gains post-Thirteenth Amendment?
How did white southerners respond to African Americans' aspirations for political gains post-Thirteenth Amendment?
