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The compromise of 1877 was an unwritten agreement between republican and democratic leaders following the disputed presidential election of 1876. Through this informal deal, rutherford b. Hayes became president, and in return, he removed federal troops from the former confederate states, allowing democrats to regain control. This compromise marked the end of reconstruction and solidified democratic supremacy in the south until 1966.
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In the months following the Election of 1876, but prior to the inauguration in
March 1877, Republican and Democratic leaders secretly hammered out a
compromise to resolve the election impasse and address other outstanding
issues. The Compromise of 1877 was an informal, unwritten deal that settled
the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; through it Republican Rutherford
B. Hayes was awarded the White House on the understanding that he would
remove the federal troops from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana.
Consequently, the incumbent (present day) President, (R) Ulysses Grant,
removed the soldiers from Florida before Hayes. As soon as the troops left,
many Republicans also left (or became Democrats) and the "Redeemer"
Democrats took control.
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The compromise essentially stated that Southern Democrats would acknowledge Hayes as President, but only
if the Republicans comply with various demands:
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Once the parties had agreed to these terms, the Electoral Commission performed its duty and Hayes was
named president two days before the inauguration.
Why did the Democrats so easily give up the presidency that they had probably legitimately won? Despite
months of inflammatory talk, few responsible people could contemplate going to war. A compromise was
mandatory and the one achieved in 1877, if it had been honored, would have given the Democrats what they
wanted. There was no guarantee that with Samuel J. Tilden as president the Democrats would have fared as
well.
To the four million former slaves in the South, the Compromise of 1877 was the “Great Betrayal." Republican
efforts to assure civil rights for the blacks were totally abandoned. Historians argue that the agreement should
not be called a compromise. Others emphasize that the Republican Party abandoned the Southern blacks.
In any case, Reconstruction ended, and the supremacy of the Democratic Party in the South was cemented
with the rise of the "Redeemer" governments that removed the Republicans from power. After the
Compromise of 1877, white supremacy generally caused the South to vote Democratic in elections for federal
office ("Solid South") until 1966
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