mar 31, 1877 - Reconstruction Ends
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With the compromise, Republicans decided it was best to give up in their fight for racial equality and African American rights in the South. On Saturday, March 31, 1877, president Rutherford Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the south, and the Republican governments collapsed, ending Reconstruction.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 31, 1877
Now
~ 148 years ago