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After Reconstruction, the [[Redeemers]] (white Democrats) took full control and slowly removed the voting rights and some of the legal rights of the Freedmen, installing a system of segregation known as [[Jim Crow]].  The region became a [[Democratic Party]] stronghold for a century.  

After Reconstruction, the [[Redeemers]] (white Democrats) took full control and slowly removed the voting rights and some of the legal rights of the Freedmen, installing a system of segregation known as [[Jim Crow]].  The region became a [[Democratic Party]] stronghold for a century.  

Economically the South was badly damaged and fell far behind the North in terms of prosperity; it 100 years to catch up.

Economically the South was badly damaged and fell far behind the North in terms of prosperity; it took 100 years for the South to catch up.

== See also ==

== See also ==