According to the introductory video in section 15.5,which of the following reflected the Southern view of the Civil War and Reconstruction?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) The Birth of a Nation
C) the Freedmen's Bureau Bill
D) the Reconstruction amendments

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The Birth of a Nation is a film that portrays the Reconstruction period as a time of chaos and violence caused by the actions of newly freed slaves and their white supporters. It reflects the "Lost Cause" ideology commonly held in the South, which saw the Confederacy as heroic and Reconstruction as oppressive. Plessy v. Ferguson was a Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation, but it was not necessarily a reflection of Southern views on Reconstruction. The Freedmen's Bureau Bill and Reconstruction amendments were efforts by the federal government to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, and were not reflective of Southern views.

According to the Introductory Video in Section 15