1. Race and Radical Reconstruction
He cites three reasons for the failure of Reconstruction: opposition from Southern whites, confused priorities, and the federal government's unwillingness to maintain the long-term pressure necessary to accomplish Radical Republican goals. ... Finally, the federal government was unprepared to take on the massive commitment of long-term supervision, combined with continuing military force, which would have been needed to preserve these rights. ... All this proves that the federal government had no idea what they were getting into in terms of the elongated governmental supervision of Americ...
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