Video Clip: The Disputed Election of 1876 and the End of Reconstruction

Description

House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and House curator Farar Elliott discussed the disputed election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes and its impact on reconstruction and voting rights for African-Americans in the South.

2 minutes

Keywords

  • Compromise Of 1877
  • Election Of 1876
  • Poll Tax
  • Reconstruction
  • Republican Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Samuel Tilden

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