Era Of Weak Presidents 1877-90 Flashcards
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Rutherford B.Hayes
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- Republican, 1877-1881
- wanted to eliminate racial barriers + supported radical republicans reconstruction
- won presidency through great compromise - Hayes was allowed to win if Republicans ended reconstruction
- ## wanted to secure black rights but limited —> had to end northern occupation in south + democrats controlled House of Representatives
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Grover Cleveland
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- first democrat elected after civil war (1885-89, 1893-97)
- didn’t have an opinion of black rights + white supremacy- wanted support from the south
- allowed local segregation + laws of lynching remain firmly under the control of individual states
- refused to use federal power to enforce the 15th amendment
- no significant advance in civil rights