The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
The vast majority of white Southerners could not afford slaves and struggled for basic self-sufficiency.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
Using fear and violence for political gain most directly affected African Americans.
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process.
Many white Southerners feared the freeing of African American slaves due to concerns about economic disruption, as the Southern economy relied heavily on slave labor for agriculture, particularly in cotton production. They also worried about potential social upheaval, including violence or retaliation from freed slaves who might seek revenge for their past mistreatment. Additionally, there was a deep-seated belief in white supremacy and the fear that emancipation would challenge their racial hierarchy and social order.