Which best explains why there were no African Americans serving in the US House of Representatives by 1887?

As Reconstruction ended, white Southerners regained political power and worked to restrict African Americans’ political rights, using measures such as intimidation and discriminatory laws to keep them from office. That best matches choice B. African Americans were not simply choosing state politics or the Senate; the growing barriers to political participation help explain why none served in the House by 1887.

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