During Reconstruction, many Southerners became increasingly angry, which was demonstrated by

Many white Southerners resented Reconstruction and the changes it brought. The growth of white supremacist groups, especially the Ku Klux Klan, showed this anger through intimidation and violence against Black people and their supporters. Carpetbaggers and Republican Party members were targets of this hostility, not evidence that Southerners broadly embraced Reconstruction.

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