Question

some white southerners believed deeply that they should be shown more respect than african american people. they did not like the republicans plans to protect african american peoples rights. sometimes their anger at the changes to southern society turned violent.
the passage below comes from an investigation into the murder of an african american man named johnson stuart. the mans brother is describing what happened before the murder. read the passage. then answer the question below.
question—did you ever hear of any threats being made against him before he was killed? . . .
answer—major tom wadlington told me my brother was marked that day of the sheriffs election.
question—did he say what he meant by marked?
answer—he said he was marked. i said, \what about? he never did anything.\ he said, \he stood on the courthouse steps that day.\ i said, \well, the sheriff told him to stand there to keep back the crowd from crowding up.\ major wadlington said, \yes, but he kept back the white people, too.\ i said,
o, he let them in in their turn. all went in, and all were treated alike.\ he said, \well, he should not have done that way; he ought to have let the white people in.\
state of south carolina, evidence taken by the committee of investigation of the third congressional district, 1870.
according to this passage, why did some white southerners want to kill johnson stuart?
they thought he was violating the constitution by not allowing african americans to vote.
they thought he was cheating by paying people to vote for him for sheriff.
they thought he had stolen money and supplies from the sheriffs office in the courthouse.
they thought he disrespected white people by treating all the voters the same.

Explanation:

The passage shows that Major Wadlington said Johnson Stuart "kept back the white people" when he was supposed to let them in first. The brother of Johnson Stuart said "all were treated alike", but Major Wadlington thought he "ought to have let the white people in" first. This indicates that some white Southerners thought Johnson Stuart disrespected white people by treating all voters the same.

Answer:

They thought he disrespected white people by treating all the voters the same.