Reconstruction should be understood in all the following ways EXCEPT as a
A) radical, vengeful program, imposing northern values on southerners.
B) program of political and economic adjustment that failed because of racism.
C) time of failure to bring blacks into the American mainstream.
D) time of congressional dominance that ended in corruption and disillusionment.

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Reconstruction was not primarily a radical, vengeful program imposing northern values on southerners. It was more about rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves into society, though it faced significant challenges and failures.

Reconstruction Should Be Understood in All the Following Ways EXCEPT