The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

He then praised the white supremacist Compromise of 1877 Cruz praised the compromise that ended the 1876 election even though it involved imposing white supremacy. By Matthew Rozsa.

Ted Cruz, who doesn’t have Louie Gohmert’s excuse of being a moron, says he will vote to delay the Senate’s confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Here’s part of his reasoning ...

Americans could take a lesson from the 18th- and 19th-century attempts at grand bargains.

Explain the compromise that occurred as a result of the 1877 election. What was the lasting impact of the Compromise of 1877? Additional Resources. Lesson Plan: Reconstruction Era ; Video Clip: ...

The Compromise of 1877. The electoral commission conducted a tribunal in the Supreme Court chamber in February 1877. Though the Democrats objected to the vote counts, ...

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The deal that made Hayes president -- known as the Compromise of 1877 -- required the removal of federal troops from the South. This formally ended Reconstruction.

Carr’s commission dates to the same year of the U.S. Congress’ Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended post-Civil War Reconstruction.