August 6 1870—In one of the most brazenly racist incidents of the post-Civil War period, White conservatives and racists employ assassinations and widespread violence to suppress the Black vote and take control of the Tennessee legis­lative from a coalition of Blacks and progressive Whites. The violence and the election effectively ended Reconstruction in the state. … Continued

August 6 1870—In one of the most brazenly racist incidents of the post-Civil War period, White conservatives and racists employ assassinations and widespread violence to suppress the Black vote and take control of the Tennessee legis­lative from a coalition of Blacks and progressive Whites. The violence and the election effectively ended Reconstruction in the state. … Continued

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