By 1900, in both the North and South:

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The role of black soldiers in ensuring Union victory in the Civil War was largely forgotten by 1900, as history textbooks in both the North and South focused more on reconciliation between the North and South than on emphasizing the contributions of African Americans. Option A is incorrect because history textbooks did not emphasize the merits of Reconstruction. Option C is also incorrect because history textbooks did not portray African-Americans as happy in slavery - this viewpoint had largely been rejected by the turn of the 20th century. Option D is incorrect because by 1900, African-Americans had largely lost the political and economic gains made in Reconstruction due to the rise of Jim Crow laws and other forms of institutionalized racism.

By 1900, in Both the North and South