What happened to African Americans in the South after Reconstruction? Check all of the boxes that apply.

After Reconstruction, Southern states used laws and practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation to prevent many African Americans from voting. Sharecropping and other unfair economic arrangements left many in poverty, while segregation laws kept Black and white people separate in public life. So the correct choices are “They were prevented from voting,” “Many lived in poverty,” and “They were kept separate from white society.”

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