The #CompromiseOf1877, #ThisDayInHistory in 1877, may have flipped the 1876 presidential election. #SamuelTilden (D) was one vote short. The #Reconstruction admins in SC, LA, & FL gave the win to #RutherfordBHayes (R), aka 'Rutherfraud', in exchange for removing federal troops.
"Every expert was once a beginner." ~ #RutherfordBHayes
Down the rabbit hole of the word “resolute”, I found a desk.

Today, I wanted a new image for my Anki flashcard for the Spanish word "resoluto". Thinking that I had once heard of a ship called the Resolute, I determined that it was a British ship that was trapped in Arctic ice in 1854. After the ship was recovered by a

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"It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer; it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations."

On his birth anniversary, 10 quotes from Rutherford B Hayes:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/10/4-october-rutherford-b-hayes-quotes.html

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4 October: Rutherford B Hayes Quotes

Born on this date in 1822 was Rutherford B. Hayes, US statesman and president from 1877 to 1881. 10 things he said: Every expert w...

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Unearth the legal legacy of Rutherford B. Hayes! Prior to politics, he fearlessly defended fugitive slaves. As President, he championed civil rights for African Americans. Let's delve into the legal chapters of history. ⚖️📜 #RutherfordBHayes #LegalHistory #CivilRightsChampion

7/23 The southern Democrats basically said "look, #RutherfordBHayes, you and your Republicans can have the White House if you'll withdraw your federal troops from our South and just leave us states the rights to do our own thing down here."

As we saw in the massacres thread, African-American registered voters in, for example, Louisiana, went from ~130,000 in 1896 to just ~1300 by 1904.

Doing their own thing meant the states' rights to maintain and enforce systematic #WhiteSupremacy.