Southern Whites fought anti-slavery progress with several methods. During and after the Civil War, many whites as well as the Ku Klux Klan performed lynching, in which they hung Blacks as well as White "Black-lovers".
The KKK and other Southerners abused people and intimidated them at the polls, including Blacks.
Southern Whites who had been involved in the Civil War and succession from the Union soon came back into power in local and state governments so that they could pass many discriminatory laws known as the "Jim Crow Laws" that prevented Blacks from voting, having certain jobs, and pursuing an education despite the passing of the Fifteenth Amendment.
These are some of the ways that Southerners opposed and hurt Anti-Slavery efforts.
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You have to understand the war had VERY LITTLE to do with slavery.
Segregation laws- known as "Jim Crow" laws.
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In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as controlling their future without northern interference
Southern whites during Reconstruction generally reacted with hostility and suspicion towards the various groups of Northerners, including Carpetbaggers (Northerners who moved South for economic or political opportunities) and Scalawags (Southern whites who supported Reconstruction). Many viewed these groups as opportunists seeking to exploit the South's post-war vulnerabilities. This animosity often manifested in violence, discrimination, and the formation of organizations like the Ku Klux Klan, aimed at undermining Reconstruction efforts and restoring white supremacy. Overall, the presence of Northerners exacerbated tensions and resistance among Southern whites.
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
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Poor southern whites fought to defend many things. These people fought to keep their land, their rights, and often their workers.
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