What effect did the disenfranchisement of southern black citizens have on electoral politics in the 1880s and 1890s?
A. Democrats controlled almost all major political offices in the region.
B. Many southern states saw their constitutions radically rewritten.
C. The northern states became solidly Republican.
D. The Populist Party adopted black disenfranchisement as its primary platform.
Answer: A
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