The organization that symbolized most vividly the "white backlash" of the Reconstruction era was _______.
A) the Union League
B) the Freedmen's Bureau
C) the Redeemers
D) the White Citizens Council
E) the Ku Klux Klan

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The Ku Klux Klan was formed in the aftermath of the Civil War and aimed to suppress African American political and social advancement through violence and intimidation. It became a powerful symbol of the white backlash against Reconstruction and the inclusion of African Americans in the political and social fabric of the nation.

The Organization That Symbolized Most Vividly the "White Backlash" of the Reconstruction