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Yep, you read the title correctly. This is not done to deny the past racism of the democratic party. It is being done to show how republicans were complicit and major actors in American racist law and policy.
In the 1876 Presidential election, Republican Rutherford Hayes lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote. Democrats challenged the results of the electoral votes in 3 states. This caused the election to be decided by congress.
Needless to say this caused a huge mess and democrats threatened to filibuster the results due to the fact that Hayes was part of the committee determining the election. In order to stop the filibuster Hayes made concessions to the democrats so he could become president. Hayes promised to remove federal troops from the south in order to become president. His removal of federal troops also removed any protection blacks had and whites began re establishing white supremaacy and ended reconstruction
Fauntroy, Michael K. (2007), Republicans and the Black vote, pp. 41-42, Lynne Rienner Publishers .
In the 1876 Presidential election, Republican Rutherford Hayes lost the popular vote but won the electoral vote. Democrats challenged the results of the electoral votes in 3 states. This caused the election to be decided by congress.
Needless to say this caused a huge mess and democrats threatened to filibuster the results due to the fact that Hayes was part of the committee determining the election. In order to stop the filibuster Hayes made concessions to the democrats so he could become president. Hayes promised to remove federal troops from the south in order to become president. His removal of federal troops also removed any protection blacks had and whites began re establishing white supremaacy and ended reconstruction
Fauntroy, Michael K. (2007), Republicans and the Black vote, pp. 41-42, Lynne Rienner Publishers .