RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
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Question
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Ben Tillman is considered a controvervial governor because he
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lowered taxes and abolished the S.C. Dispensary.
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founded the University of South Carolina
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he was against Jim Crow laws
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was a racist that further divided the state
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout his time as governor, Tillman had sought a convention to rewrite South Carolina’s Reconstruction-era constitution. His main purpose in doing so was to disenfranchise African Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The building was built in 1893 using the labor of convicts. A fire destroyed all but the exterior walls in 1894. Bruce and Morgan oversaw the subsequent renovation that was completed in 1895. Tillman Hall was originally called the Main Building or Agricultural Hall.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earlier this year, the Clemson University Board of Trustees chose to retain the name Tillman Hall on the building previously known as Old Main.
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