Southern states were successful in stripping away the civil rights of Blacks because ______.
A. Southern senators successfully used the filibuster to block any legislative action
B. the election of a string of southern presidents allowed aggressive use of the veto to block federal action
C. the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to overturn federal laws
D. following economic depressions in the 1880s, many African Americans left the South and moved North, seeking more steady work
Answer: C
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