During Reconstruction, Southern African American officeholders
A. served in state legislatures but were unable to serve in state bureaucratic or executive offices.
B. represented a far lower percentage of legislators than the percentage of blacks in the population.
C. did not serve in the federal Congress or Senate.
D. filled as many as five seats in the United States Senate.
E. were excluded from state constitutional conventions.
Answer: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) adivasis B) brahmins C) monks D) bodhisattvas
Plebeians
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