In the South after the Civil War, the reassertion of white supremacy tended to pit white against black.
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Constitution raised the question of whether extending suffrage to black Californians might also lead to the political participation of thousands of Chinese immigrants.
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In the West, by contrast, a radically different drama emerged, particularly in multiracial, multiethnic California.
In the South after the Civil War, the reassertion of white supremacy tended to pit white against black