Which of these events most directly resulted in expanded protections for the civil rights of African Americans in the South? (5 points) Selected:a. the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868This answer is correct. b. the passage of the Wade-Davis Bill in 1864 c. the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868 d. the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870

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Answer: The correct answer would be D The 15th amendment

Explanation: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." (The 15th amendment)