With the exception of white Southern Republicans, how did white Southern society react to Reconstruction?

Question

They were opposed to it, often violently.
The embraced it cautiously.
They worked with African Americans to reverse it.
They appreciated the federal oversight.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: They were opposed to it, often violently.

Following the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, many white Southerners, including many former Confederates, resisted the changes that Reconstruction sought to implement, particularly the integration of African Americans into society with equal rights. This opposition often manifested in violent actions, including the rise of white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which aimed to intimidate and suppress Black political participation and maintain white dominance in the South.