What Is True About the Justice System in the South

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is true about the justice system in the South after Reconstruction?

• A) Some blacks were allowed to serve on juries, as long as they were prominent leaders and showed proper deference to whites.
• B) Black defendants always received very harsh punishments, regardless of whom they knew or whom they worked for.
• C) Blacks often were not charged with crimes like adultery and bigamy.
• D) Generally, the system of justice in the South was balanced to a certain extent..

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