What Form Did Violence Take in the South in the First

question 14

Multiple Choice

What form did violence take in the South in the first months after the Civil War ended?

• A) It was used only against individuals, when whites saw blacks as violating the racial order.
• B) It primarily comprised mobs of whites lynching black men.
• C) It mainly comprised blacks attacking whites
• D) It was widespread and took many forms at many levels of brutality.

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