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Explanation:

In the 1870s, Democrats gradually returned to power in the Southern states, sometimes as a result of elections in which paramilitary groups intimidated opponents, attacking blacks or preventing them from voting. ... White Democrats had regained political power in every Southern state.

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By not allowing any voters who supported the other side, either coercing or forcing them into compliance by not voting. (i.e by force)