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…showed last 75 words of 738 total…and stop blacks from progressing in the world. It seemed that whites were afraid to open up the gates to blacks. They began to feel powerless in their positions as more African Americans made their way into the economy, education system, and the world of entertainment, things seemed to be evolving for blacks. However, when Hayes came into presidency, as reconstruction came to an end the freedman still did not have all their civil rights.