The Republican state Reconstruction governments in the South made significant and long-lasting achievements in

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Republican state Reconstruction governments in the South established public education systems to provide African Americans and poor whites with access to education. They also built new schools and provided funding for teacher training. These efforts had long-lasting effects on education in the region, especially for African Americans. However, while Republican governments did make some efforts to protect African American civil rights, such as through the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment, these achievements were often undermined by Southern Democrats and eventually undone by the end of Reconstruction. Republican governments in the South also did not focus on labor organizing or black leadership development as their primary goals.

The Republican State Reconstruction Governments in the South Made Significant