This question has two parts. This is an excerpt from a newspaper article from the mid-1800s. In the New York riots the rioters were maddened by fear of the draft. . . . But at Memphis the rioters had nothing to fear or to gain. . . . . . . The leading rebel citizens . . . claim to have murdered twenty-four [black people]. . . . We insist that . . . Congress institute a rigid investigation into the whole Memphis massacre. . . . It is one of the . . . effects of restoring the power . . . to the hands of rebels. . . . . . . The Federal Government is responsible for such outrages. —"The Memphis Massacre,” Chicago Tribune, May 9, 1866 Part A Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, why did the Memphis Massacre occur? The lack of protections for African Americans following the Civil War Corruption by political parties in the North Economic struggles of African American former Union soldiers The loss of voting rights for white men in the South Part B Which evidence from the excerpt supports the answer to Part A? rioters had nothing to fear or to gain insist that . . . Congress institute a rigid investigation one of the . . . effects of restoring the power Federal Government is responsible for such outrages Type the answer to Part A and then Part B in the text box below.