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After US troops withdrew from the South following Reconstruction,
Republican organizations grew stronger in the South.
Redeemers lost power throughout the South.
African Americans began to vote in record numbers.
planters, merchants, and the wealthy returned to power. a b c or d

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d) planters, merchants, and the wealthy returned to power.

After the withdrawal of US troops following Reconstruction, the political and social landscape in the South shifted, leading to the rise of "Redeemers," who were mostly composed of the pre-Civil War elite, including planters and merchants, who sought to regain control over Southern state governments and restore white supremacy.

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