How did the North aid in the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South?

A) The North pushed not to include the South in the women's suffrage amendment.
B) Northern senators acquiesced when Congress defeated a voting rights bill.
C) Northern politicians wanted to send troops to ensure that only poor whites could vote.
D) Northerners asked for the Fourteenth Amendment to be rescinded.
E) Northern politicians told blacks to move to the North if they wanted to vote.

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Kimberly Carrillo · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Northern senators played a role in the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South by acquiescing, or failing to strongly oppose, when Congress defeated a voting rights bill. This inaction contributed to the continuation of policies and practices that disenfranchised black voters in the South.

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