Question

In the 1870s, who claimed to have saved the white south from the corruption and misgovernment of northern and black officials?

Answer 1

Redeemers

Step-by-step explanation:

The Redeemers were a political coalition that became popular in the South during the Reconstruction Era. The Redeemers wanted white people to regain absolute control of politics in the South and supported white supremacy. They also believed that they had saved the South from the corruption and misgovernment of northern and black officials. This group included rich planters, businessmen and professionals.

Answer 2

Redeemers

Redeemers were the southern wing of the Bourbon Democrats, the conservative, pro-business faction in the Democratic Party, who pursued a policy of Redemption, seeking to oust the Radical Republicans from the southern states.