How did southerners impact reconstruction?

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southerners had a large impact onbecause they were allowed to. President Andrew Johnson was
extremely lenient on accepting the Southern states back into the United States. The land that
was confiscated by the North was awarded back to the Southern owners. All of this leniency
resulted in a sort of empowerment of the South. They then enacted more "black codes"
and segregation. Obviously, this outraged the radical Republicans. This was the negative impact
on Reconstruction by the South.

On a positive note, Southern states saw a
gigantic increase in African American participation in the economy and the government. African
Americans were voted into city, state, and even Congressional seats. The Southerners also
impacted Reconstruction by showing an example of integration. Although the overall process of
integration casts a negative shadow, any positives that came of it showed the rest of the world
that it could be done.

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