dec 30, 1876 - Compromise of 1877 - Reconstruction ENDS - a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election --> resulted in US govt pulling the last troops out of the South Was Reconstruction a success? - some say YES b/c slavery was abolished & AA gained equal treatment (Amend. 13-15) - some say NO b/c after 1877 those rights were only in place on paper, not reality
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dec 30, 1876
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~ 149 years ago