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What led to a drastic reduction in Ku Klux Klan membership just after 1871?

A.
the election of Republicans to Southern governments

B.
a decline in support for the organization among Southern whites

C.
the resounding success of the Freedmen's Bureau

D.
a crackdown on the organization by the federal government

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The best answer is D
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