Legislative · Federal
The Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction and withdraws federal protection
- Direction
- -2 — major harm to Freedmen
- Force
- 1.00 — enacted, vetoed, or final
- Status
- Decided
- Date
- 1877-04-24
Why this rating
The Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed 1876 election by withdrawing the last federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction and the federal enforcement that had protected freedmen's rights. Rated -2: the withdrawal of federal protection opened the door to disenfranchisement and Jim Crow — a direct, large-scale reversal of the lineage's political and civil gains. (Date: last troops withdrawn, April 1877.)
Summary
The Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed 1876 election by withdrawing the last federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction and the federal enforcement that had protected freedmen's rights. Rated -2: the withdrawal of federal protection opened the door to disenfranchisement and Jim Crow — a direct, large-scale reversal of the lineage's political and civil gains. (Date: last troops withdrawn, April 1877.)
Sources
- Compromise of 1877 — HISTORY — official record · primary · historical
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