1876? Hmmm, now where do I know that number from? Ahhh!
The Compromise of 1876 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats ’ promises to protect civil and political rights of blacks were not kept, and the end of federal interference in southern affairs led to widespread disenfranchisement of blacks voters.
1876? Hmmm, now where do I know that number from? Ahhh!