How many african Americans from the south were elected to the U. S senate during reconstruction

During Reconstruction, some 2,000 African Americans held public office.

Explanation: From the local level all the way up to the U.S. Senate, though they never achieved representation in government proportionate to their numbers. hope this helped! :)

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the speaker of ,’i want politician to make more of an effort for lgbt rights’, will be served well by joining an interest group.

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an interest group is one that aims at influencing public policy on reasons derived by a common interest .in this case, lgbt rights are rights for the gay society which is a special group of individuals with specific interest concerning their relationship with other individuals. hope this !