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.