As reconstruction continued, which of the following groups increasingly deserted the republican party?
a. white northerners
b. black northerners
c. white southerners
d. black southerners

The answer is C .   De nada   <3

The correct answer to this question is C) white Southerners.

As Reconstruction continued, the group that increasingly deserted the Republican Party was the white Southerners.

Many groups in the Southern states opposed the Reconstruction period and still were in favor of slavery. White Southerners were against desegregation and supported the slavery system because was an integral part of the economic system in the Confederated States. The unconformity was high to the degree that many white Southerners increasingly deserted the Republican Party. That is why African Americans decided to emigrate to the Northern States because there they found less antagonism and more opportunities to thrive.