Q After the Civil War, the South was a mess. Parts of the South were badly damaged, its economic system was dismantled, and many Southerners were angry about what they saw as a Northern invasion. Given the circumstances (and racial attitudes) of that time, do you think that Radical Republicans in the North had any realistic hope of helping former slaves in the South successfully transition to their new lives? If yes, what could the federal government have done? If no, why do you think that this was an impossible task?
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