In 1865 slavery was abolished, yet a formerly enslaved African American in the South was later denied federal protection of rights due to the ______.
A) Three-Fifths Compromise
B) Hayes-Tilden Compromise
C) Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
D) Missouri Compromise

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The Hayes-Tilden Compromise, also known as the Compromise of 1877, resulted in the withdrawal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction and leading to the denial of federal protection of rights for African Americans.

In 1865 Slavery Was Abolished, Yet a Formerly Enslaved African