Republicans ended their efforts. To this day there is still controversy as to its successes and failures. One major success was, African Americans were free. Black people could now legally sign a contract, get married, vote, go to school, become property owners, and even be a politician. Another very positive is the restoration of the United States, and the development of the South’s economy. The failures include the beginning of the terror group Ku Klux Klan, who used violence to restrain the acceleration…
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