Redeemer movement
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The Redeemer movement was a post–Civil War political coalition in the American South that sought to restore white Democratic control and roll back Reconstruction-era reforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservative movement
→
historical movement → political movement → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
former Confederate states
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| country |
United States
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| endTime |
late 19th century
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| hasEffect |
consolidation of one-party Democratic rule in the South
→
end of Reconstruction in the South → institutionalization of racial segregation → rise of Jim Crow laws → undermining African American civil rights → widespread Black disenfranchisement → |
| hasGoal |
disenfranchise African American voters
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end Reconstruction → reassert white supremacy → reduce federal intervention in Southern politics → restore home rule in Southern states → restore white Democratic control in the South → roll back Reconstruction-era reforms → |
| hasLocation |
American South
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| hasPart |
Bourbon Democrats
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Mississippi Plan supporters → Southern Democrats → business interests → former Confederates → planter class → white elites → |
| ideology |
Democratic Party dominance in the South
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conservatism → white supremacy → |
| influenced |
Lost Cause narrative in Southern politics
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establishment of Jim Crow system → |
| influencedBy |
defeat of the Confederacy
→
emancipation of enslaved people → |
| opposed |
Radical Republicans
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Reconstruction policies → federal civil rights enforcement → |
| startTime |
circa 1870
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| supported |
business-friendly policies
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limited government → low taxes → states rights → |
| temporalContext |
Reconstruction era
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post–Civil War period → |
| usedMethod |
electoral fraud
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paramilitary organizations → political violence → voter intimidation → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments)
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alsoKnownAs |