Multiple Choice Question

What was the longest lasting victory for civil rights achieved during Reconstruction?

A.
passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws in the South

B.
establishment of a strong two-party political system in the South

C.
ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

D.
increased prominence given to the office of the president of the United States

C. ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments