What Happened After the End of Reconstruction

question 71

Multiple Choice

What happened after the end of Reconstruction?

• A) The freedmen remained a powerful force in southern politics.
• B) Women filled the power vacuum that Reconstruction had created.
• C) The South embarked on a path toward rapid industrial development.
• D) The protections of black civil rights crumbled under the pressure of restored white rule and unfavorable Supreme Court decisions.
• E) The majority of blacks migrated out of the South.

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Definitions:

Racism

Bias, unfair treatment, or hostility towards an individual from another race, stemming from the conviction that one's own race is superior.

White Privilege

The societal benefits and advantages that white people have over non-white people, often unconsciously or inadvertently, in many social, political, and economic arenas.

Color-blindness

In societal context, it refers to the ideology that disregards racial characteristics when considering people's rights, opportunities, and social interactions.

Whiteness

A social construct that privileges white people and is often associated with societal norms, values, and practices.