Answer: The South (former confederate states)
Step-by-step explanation:
Following the end of the Civil War, former confederate states were left war-torn and crippled economically due to their main source of income (labor intensive crops fueled by slave labor) being taken away. Due to the lack of income and and aggression toward newly freed African Americans by white southerners, the south saw a huge increase in poverty accompanied by a huge decrease in quality of life. As hate groups such as the KKK began to rise, African Americans were kept from voting and were harassed (even killed in an act called lynching) often. Also, Andrew Johnson's policies made it relatively easy for former confederate leaders to take power in the newly admitted states, allowing for racist political movements and laws known as Jim Crow.