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UnPresidented: Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B Hayes had all the potential to be an exceptional president for post-Civil War America. He had defended runaway slaves in court to obtain their freedom. He served in the army throughout the Civil War. He even fought for expanded measures to guarantee black suffrage as governor of Ohio.
Many could have examined his background and concluded he was an ideal fit to replace President Grant and carry on Reconstruction's slow but critical progress/objectives. Instead, all the controversies that unfolded in the 1876 election made Reconstruction even more unpopular and politically difficult to continue. That doesn't mean Hayes had to oversee its end, though.
Unfortunately, unlike his predecessor, Hayes makes
more politically convenient choices than Grant, and gives up on Reconstruction to focus on the economy and ending political patronage. The Jim Crow era slowly began, and Hayes' legacy will always have to contend with what could have been had he been courageous enough to continue defending civil rights protections for Black Americans across the country
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By unPresidented PodcastRutherford B Hayes had all the potential to be an exceptional president for post-Civil War America. He had defended runaway slaves in court to obtain their freedom. He served in the army throughout the Civil War. He even fought for expanded measures to guarantee black suffrage as governor of Ohio.
Many could have examined his background and concluded he was an ideal fit to replace President Grant and carry on Reconstruction's slow but critical progress/objectives. Instead, all the controversies that unfolded in the 1876 election made Reconstruction even more unpopular and politically difficult to continue. That doesn't mean Hayes had to oversee its end, though.
Unfortunately, unlike his predecessor, Hayes makes
more politically convenient choices than Grant, and gives up on Reconstruction to focus on the economy and ending political patronage. The Jim Crow era slowly began, and Hayes' legacy will always have to contend with what could have been had he been courageous enough to continue defending civil rights protections for Black Americans across the country
Keywords:
Presidents
American Presidents
America
USA
United States
Politics
History
Biography
Biographical
Republicans
Democrats
Political Parties
Senate
House of Representatives
Constitution
American Anthem
White House
American Flag