What was one of the main goals of the Democratic Party in the South during Reconstruction?

The Democratic Party in the South during Reconstruction aimed primarily to uphold Jim Crow laws. This was a significant focus as Southern Democrats sought to maintain white supremacy and counteract the advances made by African Americans during Reconstruction. The implementation of Jim Crow laws was intended to enforce racial segregation and disenfranchise black voters, thereby restoring what they viewed as the social order prior to the Civil War. This goal marked a reaction against the Reconstruction policies and measures that sought to grant civil rights and equality to formerly enslaved people.

The other options reflect goals that were mostly aligned with the interests of the Republican Party or the broader movements for civil rights during that era, rather than the objectives of the Democratic Party in the South during the same period.