The racial decency — and irony — of Rutherford Hayes
The racial decency â and irony â of Rutherford Hayes He was a steadfast champion of Black voting rights, yet he presided over the end of Reconstruction. By Jeff Jacoby Globe Columnist,Updated February 15, 2021, 2:59 a.m. Email to a Friend An undated drawing shows Rutherford B. Hayes taking the presidential oath of office in 1877.Library of Congress via The New York Times When Rutherford B. Hayes died in 1893, tributes to the 19th president poured in from across the political and social spectrum. Among them was a letter from a youthful Black scholar doing graduate work in Berlin, stu...
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