Which statement best summarizes what happened to Black legislators in Georgia's General Assembly during Reconstruction?

A. Georgia's new Black legislators faced daily harassment, so laws were passed to protect them.

B. Georgia's state legislature became so successful that other states began adopting similar policies to bring Black legislators into state government.

C. Georgia's legislature passed new laws, and many African Americans became successful entrepreneurs throughout Georgia.

D. Georgia's white legislators said Georgia's Constitution prohibited African Americans from holding political office, so Georgia's first Black legislators were removed from office.

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Eddie

14 March, 08:53

Which statement best summarizes what happened to Black legislators in Georgia's General Assembly during Reconstruction?

A. Georgia's new Black legislators faced daily harassment, so laws were passed to protect them.

B. Georgia's state legislature became so successful that other states began adopting similar policies to bring Black legislators into state government.

C. Georgia's legislature passed new laws, and many African Americans became successful entrepreneurs throughout Georgia.

D. Georgia's white legislators said Georgia's Constitution prohibited African Americans from holding political office, so Georgia's first Black legislators were removed from office.

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D. Georgia's white legislators said Georgia's Constitution prohibited African Americans from holding political office, so Georgia's first Black legislators were removed from office.