What form did violence take in the South in the first months after the Civil War ended?
A) It was used only against individuals, when whites saw blacks as violating the racial order.
B) It primarily comprised mobs of whites lynching black men.
C) It mainly comprised blacks attacking whites
D) It was widespread and took many forms at many levels of brutality.

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The violence in the South after the Civil War was widespread and took many forms, ranging from mobs of white supremacists lynching black men, to attacks on Freedmen's Bureau agents, to the massacre of dozens of black lawmakers in Louisiana in 1866. It was often brutal and intended to intimidate and suppress the newly freed black population. While some violence was directed towards individual violators of the racial order, it was not the only form of violence that occurred.

What Form Did Violence Take in the South in the First