Which of the following is an accurate explanation of the South's "Redeemers"?
A) Gradually, conservative and racist white Democrats regained political control in the former Confederate states.
B) A fresh wave of evangelical revivals spread across "the Bible Belt."
C) Southern acceptance of the end of slavery meant northern acceptance of the South as a restored section.
D) Southern states gradually came to experience economic prosperity and development.

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The "Redeemers" were conservative, often racist, white Democrats who regained political control in the Southern states after the Reconstruction era, aiming to restore pre-Civil War social and political norms.

Which of the Following Is an Accurate Explanation of the South's