Which political gains were made by African Americans during the Reconstruction era? They gained the Constitutional recognition of the right to vote and took control of over 200 political offices.

They were provided with protection from any form of segregation and gained all civil rights.

They were given enough political recognition that they enjoyed equal social and political status with whites.

They were given the right to vote, but they were unable to hold public office until decades later.

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?