Asked by Angela Rosado on Jun 09, 2024

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The tens of thousands of African Americans who fled the rising racial violence of the South after the end of reconstruction were called

A) Exodusters.
B) Buffalo Soldiers.
C) Contrabands.
D) Redeemers.

African Americans

A term that refers to citizens or residents of the United States who have ancestry from the black racial groups of Africa.

Racial Violence

Acts of violence committed against individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity, often rooted in prejudice and systemic discrimination.

Exodusters

The term for African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, seeking a better life away from the South and its repressive conditions.

  • Recognize the role of immigration and demographic changes in the development of the West.
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Dylan HernandezJun 15, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Exodusters were African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, as part of the Exoduster Movement or Exodus of 1879. This migration was a reaction to conditions in the South, including the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the rollback of Reconstruction-era gains for African Americans.