In 1865, slavery was abolished, yet a formerly enslaved African American in the South did not receive federal protection of rights due to the ______.
A. Three-Fifths Compromise
B. Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877
C. Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
D. Missouri Compromise
Answer: B
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