1. Race and Radical Reconstruction
The Radical Republicans believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites. ... Initially, Southern whites were forced for a time to accept regimes they did not want. ... Finally, the federal government was unprepared to take on the massive commitment of long-term supervision, combined with continuing military force, which would have been needed to preserve these rights. ... The federal government was simply unprepared to take on the massive commitment of long-term supervision. ... Hayes's removal of federal troops from the South in 1877 permitted many ...
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