What term is used to refer to the Bourbons who negotiated the end of Reconstruction?

• A. Redeemers
• B. Lint Heads
• C. Interlocking Directorates
• D. Crédit Mobilier

Answer: (A)

The term "Redeemers" refers to the Bourbon Democrats in the post-Reconstruction South who sought to reclaim control of state governments from the Republican Party and its coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers, and scalawags. The Redeemers aimed to restore the pre-Civil War social and political order and were primarily comprised of wealthy white landowners who believed in white supremacy and opposed the Reconstruction era reforms.

This group played a significant role in the political landscape of the New South by promoting policies that effectively ended Reconstruction and implemented Jim Crow laws, aimed at disenfranchising African Americans and segregating society. Their efforts to reclaim governance were framed as a "redemption" of the South’s lost honor and were part of a broader narrative that sought to justify the oppression of Black citizens.

The other terms mentioned refer to different historical contexts and groups. "Lint Heads" refers to workers in the cotton mills during the industrialization of the South. "Interlocking Directorates" is a term used to describe the practice where members of a corporate board serve on multiple boards of directors, often used in the context of monopoly formation in business rather than political movements. "Crédit Mobilier" pertains to a scandal involving railroad construction and bribery during the era