The term "Redeemers"

Question

refers to:
• the Union troops who occupied Texas after the war
• the agents of the Freedmen's Bureau
• the northern missionaries who ministered to southern blacks
O the conservative Democrats who ended the Republican rule in the South

Answer 1

The term "Redeemers" refers to the conservative Democrats who ended the Republican rule in the South after the Reconstruction era. Redeemers sought to restore pre-Civil War social and political norms and often implemented policies that disenfranchised African Americans and removed many of the advancements made during Reconstruction.