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Who were the Redeemers and how did they change society and politics in the South?

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The Redeemers were a political group established in the American South in the 1870s. Their goal was to "redeem" the South by removing Republicans from power and restoring white supremacy. Most Redeemers were white landowning farmers who benefited from the old social order in the South.
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