How did Andrew Johnson's becoming president affect blacks?
A) It did not affect them.Johnson followed all of Lincoln's plans and initiated none of his own.
B) Johnson felt that blacks should not vote or have a role in government and were vastly inferior to whites.He destroyed many of their hopes.
C) Johnson felt that blacks were the social and political equals of whites and that they should be given the same rights as whites.
D) Johnson was president only for a few months and therefore had little effect.

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Andrew Johnson's presidency led to the undoing of many of the protections and rights gained by African Americans during Reconstruction. He vetoed civil rights bills, opposed efforts to extend voting rights to blacks and supported discriminatory policies that left African Americans in a position of social, economic and political subjugation. Johnson believed white Southerners should be free to set their own policies regarding race and that blacks were vastly inferior to whites. His presidency set back the cause of civil rights for decades.

How Did Andrew Johnson's Becoming President Affect Blacks