When civilian governments replaced Reconstruction governments in the South, a group of Democrats referred to themselves as "Redeemers" because they saved the
A) South from white racists.
B) white South from Reconstruction.
C) black South from Reconstruction.
D) North from the burden of Reconstruction.

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The "Redeemers" were a political coalition in the South who aimed to reclaim the region from Northern Republican rule and to end the Reconstruction era. They saw themselves as saving the white South from the effects of Reconstruction, which they viewed as oppressive and an infringement on states' rights and white supremacy.

When Civilian Governments Replaced Reconstruction Governments in the South, a Group