SOURCE: CBS News
10/25/2020
tags: Reconstruction, video, 1876 Election, Rutherford B. Hayes, election fraud
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10/25/2020
Voter Fraud, Suppression and Partisanship: A Look at the 1876 Election
Historians in the Newstags: Reconstruction, video, 1876 Election, Rutherford B. Hayes, election fraud
With nine days left until Election Day, many Americans hope the race finishes smoothly — unlike the disputed election of 1876. As the United States celebrated the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, a heated competition between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden was rife with accusations of voter fraud and suppression. Mo Rocca speaks to historians about how the tight race was eventually decided.
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