8) Which is the BEST description of the status of race relations in the South in the years following Reconstruction?
A)
B)
Following Reconstruction, African Americans suffered through a resurgence
of racial discrimination, terrorism, lynchings, and violence.
Following Reconstruction, African Americans experienced increased levels
of freedom, civil rights, and economic and political opportunities.
Following Reconstruction, African Americans enjoyed economic, political,
and social opportunities equal to that of their white counterparts.
Following Reconstruction, race relations between white and African
American populations were closely supervised and monitored by the Union
Army.
D)