HST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rutherford B. Hayes, White Supremacy, Republican Congress
Document Summary
Losing the peace: redemption and the foreclosure of freedom. Sudden policy reversal from presidential to radical reconstruction. Radical reconstruction brings sweeping changes to southern life: politically: African americans participate (and lead) in politics. A handful of northerners come south and take leadership roles: economically: End of slavery leaves southern economy in ux. Many african americans prefer to establish their own homesteads. Aided in various forms by the freedman"s bureau (1865-1870: socially. Southern society has been based upon a rigid racial hierarchy. African americans now have rights, protections, and increasing power. Enforcement: reconstruction relies on military occupation and large fewer investment. Union troops are active in the south. Large peacetime federal programs, esp. the freedmans" bureau: new legislation in the 1870"s. Republican congress continues to expand federal powers. Civil rights act of 1875 attempts to secure social equality (outlaws discrimination in public accommodations) Enforcement acts extend presidential authority to stop voter intimidation.
