What happened after federal troops were withdrawn from the South in 1877?
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Correct answer: White Democratic governments regained control and weakened protections for African Americans
After federal troops left, Southern white Democrats known as Redeemers gained power in state governments. They rolled back many Reconstruction gains and helped create the system of Jim Crow segregation.
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