Live at the National Constitution Center

Dana Bash on America’s Deadliest Election

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CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins for a discussion of her book, America’s Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History, which explores the little-known story of election violence in 1872 Louisiana, which nearly pushed American democracy to its breaking point, and what we can learn from it today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Resources
  • Dana Bash & David Fisher, America's Deadliest Election: The Shocking True Story of the Election that Changed American History―Uncover the Roots of America's Political Divide (2024)
  • Colfax Massacre Reports, Teaching American History
  • The Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
  • United States v. Cruikshank (1875)


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