Most southern African Americans who held political power during Reconstruction __________
A) alienated whites by pushing for massive land restriction
B) concentrated their efforts on educational and political reforms
C) used the Freedmen's Bureau to oppress ex-Confederates
D) pushed for educational integration
E) were more corrupt than their white counterparts
Answer: B
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