Discuss the methods by which conservative white Democrats regained control of the southern state governments at the end of Reconstruction
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: White Democrats used violence, economic intimidation, and appeals to white supremacy to defeat Republican control of southern state governments between 1865 and 1876. These tactics were generally known as the Mississippi Plan.
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