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Republican [[carpetbagger]]s flooded the South after the war to buy up tax-delinquent plantations and run for political office.  Newly freed Blacks also held local, state and federal elected and non-elected positions. Many whites were barred from holding office and voting. This disenfranchisement created enormous resentment among Democrats. They formed the [[Ku Klux Klan]] to engage in voter intimidation and suppression.  

Republican [[carpetbagger]]s flooded the South after the war to buy up tax-delinquent plantations and run for political office.  Newly freed Blacks also held local, state and federal elected and non-elected positions. Many whites were barred from holding office and voting. This disenfranchisement created enormous resentment among Democrats. They formed the [[Ku Klux Klan]] to engage in voter intimidation and suppression.  

By 1876, the situation had become ungovernable for Republicans, inexperienced in the spoils system. The Republicans had been able to pass the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to guarantee Blacks basic equality and civil rights. But an amnesty was declared for whites who engaged in rebellion, Reconstruction ended, and Republicans withdrew from [[social engineering]] which had divided the country so deeply and stirred up such bitterness and hatred by Democrats against Republicans.

By 1876, the situation had become ungovernable for Republicans, ideological and inexperienced in party politics and the spoils system. The Republicans had been able to pass the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments which guaranteed Blacks basic equality and civil rights. But an amnesty was also declared for whites who engaged in rebellion, Reconstruction was ended, and Republicans withdrew from [[social engineering]] which had divided the country so deeply and stirred up such bitterness and hatred by Democrats against their fellow citizens.

The intra-generational hatred Democrats have toward Republicans, which persists into the 21st century, was born of the fact that Republicans stripped Democrats of the vote and gave it to Blacks.

The intra-generational hatred Democrats have toward Republicans, which persists into the 21st century, was born of the fact that Republicans stripped Democrats of the vote and gave it to Blacks.