How do you think white Southerners were impacted by the Civil War and its end?

The Civil War brought widespread death and destruction, so many white Southerners experienced grief and lost homes or loved ones. Some left the South to seek a fresh start elsewhere. After the war, resistance to federal policies and changes such as emancipation and Reconstruction also led to violence in some areas, so all three statements apply.

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