1. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Northerners acted to protect the civil rights of former slaves. What specific actions did they take? In what ways did southern white behavior lead northerners to try to protect those rights? What happened to those rights after Reconstruction?

2. What was the New South? What type of people was promoting it? What role was envisioned for Blacks in the New South? How did the New South differ from the Old South? Why did the reality of the post-Civil War South differ from the vision of New South advocates?

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After the Civil War Northern activists adopted various strategies to ensure that black southerners were protected by federal law Aided by Congress President Abraham Lincoln and his successors made gre... View the full answer