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The Sketchy Deal That Makes Hayes President (1877)

Published: Feb. 4, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

It\u2019s February 4th. This day in 1877, a hastily assembled commission is meeting to try and sort out the very messy aftermath of the previous fall\u2019s election between Samuel Tilden and Rutherford B. Hayes. Hayes won the popular vote, but in the end, they would hand the election to Hayes after a bargain with southerners that effectively ended reconstruction.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why the 1876 election was so close, how a few rogue states were able to hold the process hostage \u2014 and what the bargain meant for the promise of reconstruction in the South.

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