Same race dating

The Southerners who were used to being dominant were now no longer legally allowed to run their farms using slavery.

The Reconstruction Era following the Civil War started to disassemble traditional aspects of Southern society.There was a rise in lynch mob violence where many black men were accused of rape.This was not just senseless violence, but an attempt to preserve 'whiteness' and prevent racial blur; the whites wanted to remain dominant and make sure there was no interracial sexual activity.There was an increase in the sense of white dominance and sexual racism among the Southern people.There were general heightened tensions following the end of the failed civil war in 1865, and this increased the sexual anxiety in the population.