please fill in the blank. The South carried out what it called _____ on a state by state basis in the 1870s, as Democratic governments took power, ending Reconstruction and any hope of black equality. When President Grant refused to protect blacks in 1875, that state and others followed the so-called _____, initiating a reign of terror against blacks to gain and maintain political power. This terror was ignored after 1875 by all three branches of the national government.

please fill in the blank. The South carried out what it called _ on a state by state basis in the 1870s, as Democratic governments took power, ending Reconstruction and any hope of black equality. When President Grant refused to protect blacks in 1875, that state and others followed the so-called _, initiating a reign of terror against blacks to gain and maintain political power. This terror was ignored after 1875 by all three branches of the national government.