(HC)Which of the following statements best explains white Southerners' motivation for working to disenfranchise African Americans voters?
Few emancipated slaves had received sufficient education to be informed citizens.
They wanted to increase the influence of the Republican Party in the Reconstruction-era South.
African Americans began migrating out of the South in large numbers after the Civil War.
The majority or near-majority of the population of most Southern states was African American.
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The statement that best explains white Southerners' motivation for working to disenfranchise African American voters is:
The majority or near-majority of the population of most Southern states was African American.
This reflects the concern among white Southerners about losing political power and influence, as a significant portion of the population was African American following the Civil War and the passage of the 15th Amendment, which aimed to protect voting rights for African American men.
