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
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