Which statement best describes a consequence of reconstruction policies during the 1870s?
a) reconstruction-era policies successfully restored the economy in the south and gave african americans new opportunities.
b) reconstruction-era policies often failed to protect african americans from racial violence and safeguard their political rights.
c) reconstruction-era policies created ironclad laws that prohibited legal segregation, although illegal segregation often occurred.
d) reconstruction-era policies failed to establish any civil rights legislation, which would not be written until the 1960s.