# How were southern whites oppressed during Reconstruction?

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**Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-southern-whites-oppressed-during-reconstruction/972722/24 "2022-10-09T01:20:43Z")

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It’s probably safe to say southern white _women_ faced oppression in the mid-1860s, and really had to fear being robbed, beaten or raped. But that isn’t specific to reconstruction.

~Max

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