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Equal rights based on race were promoted during this period -- for example, several African Americans were elected to Congress from the South.  '''Reconstruction''' came to an end when a stalemate in the [[United States presidential election of 1876]] led to the [[Compromise of 1877]], which required the North to end its occupation.  

Equal rights based on race were promoted during this period -- for example, several African Americans were elected to Congress from the South.  '''Reconstruction''' came to an end when a stalemate in the [[United States presidential election of 1876]] led to the [[Compromise of 1877]], which required the North to end its occupation.  

After Reconstruction ended in 1877 segregationist [[Jim Crow laws]] were passed in the South, and the [[Ku Klux Klan]]'s racist influence continued into the 20th century.

After Reconstruction ended in 1877 conservative Democrats calling themselves [[Redeemers]] came to power. They passed segregationist [[Jim Crow]] laws across the South.

[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:Reconstruction]]

[[Category:Reconstruction]]