How many African Americans held political office during Reconstruction?
Ans. In total, fifteen hundred African Americans held political office during Reconstruction (1868-1877). 2. Define these opposites: Carpetbeggars and Redeemers. Ans. Carpetbaggers were the people from the Northern US who went to the southern states after the American Civil War and were perceived as exploiters by the locals. Whereas the Redeemers were a political coalition of landowners, businessmen, and professionals from South US, united by this perceived belief of exploitation