“Redeemers” were Northerners who hoped to redeem the South by moving to Southern states and being elected.

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True

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Answer 1

False. "Redeemers" were actually Southern Democrats who aimed to regain control of the South and restore white supremacy after Reconstruction. They sought to redeem the South from what they viewed as the negative effects of Reconstruction policies and the influence of Northern Republicans. The term does not refer to Northerners moving to the South.