How did Congress respond to southern Republicans' pleas for federal protection from the racism and violence of the Ku Klux Klan?
A) It passed the Ku Klux Klan Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
B) It failed to respond because lawmakers felt they lacked the power to do anything.
C) It ignored the request for fear of alienating southern Democrats.
D) It passed the Compromise of 1877 in an attempt to stop Klan violence.
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