In the 5-year period from 1865 to 1870, slaves were emancipated, granted citizenship, and guaranteed the right to vote. However, which of the following was also true?
a. Many plantations covertly practiced slavery.
b. Only a handful of Union states gave African American citizens equal access to the ballot box.
c. The newly emancipated population relocated out of the South and moved to the North.
d. Most of the newly emancipated slaves were given land as reparations for slavery.
b. Only a handful of Union states gave African American citizens equal access to the ballot box.
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