Which statement best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877?

• African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation.

• Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated for African Americans
• Increasing numbers of African Americans were elected to public office

• The Supreme Court consistently supported civil rights for African Americans

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The statement that best describes how the status of African Americans in the South changed soon after the end of Reconstruction in 1877 is: African Americans faced increasing discrimination and segregation.