Author Question: Who was normally the main pillar of authority in the southern black community after the Civil War? ... (Read 86 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Who was normally the main pillar of authority in the southern black community after the Civil War?

A) Local public schoolteacher
B) Minister of the black church
C) Local justice of the peace
D) Head of the county Democratic party
E) The carpetbagger

Question 2

Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family in the years after the Civil War?

A) The majority became single-parent families as men left their wives and set out to seek their fortunes.
B) Many blacks legalized marriages that had been formed under slavery.
C) Black men often asserted themselves as heads of households.
D) Black women withdrew from the work force to care for homes and family.
E) Many blacks migrated from the countryside to towns and cities.