The Democratic Congress, however, only accepted those results—on this day in 1877—once Hayes promised to withdraw federal troops from the South, thus ending Reconstruction. In an editorial ...

But after the failure of Reconstruction in 1877, and the removal of black men from political offices, Southern states again enacted a series of laws intended to circumscribe the lives of African ...

All four groups used violence to intimidate blacks and Republican voters. Their efforts succeeded, and with the end of Reconstruction in 1877, white supremacy became the reality of the South.

Edmonia G. Highgate lived only 26 years, but she lived long enough to have a remarkable impact on the education of Black ...

After the Civil War, during the Reconstruction period (1865–1877), newly freed African Americans, along with some white allies, made significant strides in establishing educational ...