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1875 |
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A redeemer government is elected in
Mississippi. |
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Nov. 1876
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Feb. 1877 |
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Samuel Tilden, the Democratic presidential nominee, wins
a narrow majority of the popular vote against Rutherford Hayes, the
Republican nominee. The electoral votes in three states—South
Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—are disputed. They are the only
Southern states left with federal troops stationed there under
Reconstruction policy. A bipartisan electoral commission is appointed
by Congress to settle the controversy. On a party-line vote, it gives
all the disputed electoral votes to Hayes, making him president. After
his inauguration, President Hayes removes the final federal troops
from the three states. |
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1877 |
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After his inauguration, President Hayes
removes the remaining federal troops in South Carolina, Florida, and
Louisiana from political duty (guarding the statehouses). Redeemer governments assume power in South
Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Reconstruction is formally ended. |
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