White anti-Reconstruction Democrats who were regaining control of southern state governments by 1870 were known throughout the South as

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The term "redeemers" was used to describe white Democrats in the South who aimed to regain political power and end Reconstruction, which they viewed as a period of Northern domination and black empowerment. They sought to "redeem" the South by restoring white supremacy and Democratic control.

White Anti-Reconstruction Democrats Who Were Regaining Control of Southern State