The Congressional Reconstruction plan was more focused on protecting the political rights of African Americans. This plan sought to establish civil rights and voting rights for Black Americans, contrasting with Lincoln's and Johnson's more lenient approaches.
As compared to the Reconstruction plans of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the Congressional Reconstruction plan was more focused on which of the following?(1 point)
protecting Southern business interests
protecting the political rights of African Americans
punishing Southern states for seceding
punishing "border states" for not supporting the Union
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