Reconstruction Research
1. While "time traveling" in the 19th century newspaper archive, I learned a lot about the language that was used during this era of time. I was very surprised to see how common racist language was at the time. It seemed as if "colored" or "negro" was used in every sentence, and this made it seem like those who were writing in the newspapers seemed almost obsessed with race. It was also different from what I expected because I thought that all of the use of these words would be negative, but this was not the case. Many of the uses of these words were in an empathetic way towards blacks. Reading newspapers was very different from reading a textbook because it provides more of a personal opinion than a textbook would.
2. Reconstruction came to an end in 1877 because advocates of Rutherford Hayes (who was the republican candidate) met with southern democrats to negotiate acceptance of the elections. The democrats agreed to not block Hayes' election if Republicans decided to withdraw federal troops from the south. This would cause them to pursue democratic control over the area.
2. Reconstruction came to an end in 1877 because advocates of Rutherford Hayes (who was the republican candidate) met with southern democrats to negotiate acceptance of the elections. The democrats agreed to not block Hayes' election if Republicans decided to withdraw federal troops from the south. This would cause them to pursue democratic control over the area.
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