Why might the artist have thought Reconstruction was “worse than slavery” for black Southerners?

During Reconstruction, white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan used violence and intimidation against newly freed African Americans to undermine their rights and political participation. This helps explain why an artist might portray Reconstruction as “worse than slavery” for black Southerners. The choice about the Klan is wrong because the group terrorized people rather than becoming less violent.

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