Why did Reconstruction fail to lift many southern Blacks out of poverty?
a.
The Ku Klux Klan assassinated elected officials who promoted a jobs guarantee for formerly enslaved people.
b.
It emphasized political gains, like the right to vote, rather than economic gains, such as land ownership.
c.
Northern corruption and inefficiency eventually spread to the southern economy.
d.
Black men voted against their own economic interests.
e.
Black officeholders did not push for a political agenda that was radical enough.