Black voting in the South. Republicans required it in the newly formed State Constitutions. The Racist North, exempted themselves. You know, all of those Abolitionist, and a Black Population Of 2%. Too big of a threat to their ****.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Following the Civil War, Radical Republicans in Congress introduced a series of laws and constitutional amendments to try to secure civil and political rights for black people. This wing of the Republican Party was called “radical” because of its strong stance on these and other issues.www.crf-usa.org
That makes sense. But weren't these populations big majority/minority type demographics? (ie. you may have a lot of Republican freedman, but don't the white southerners still out number and are voting almost exclusively D?)
And obviously a much larger threat to certain White Southerners, for just a few years later beginning in the 1870's once Reconstruction ended, the Southern states enacted various laws that made it nearly impossible for most Black's to vote, and the ones that could were threatened, harmed or killed. This example of Southern racism would last almost another 100 years.
That makes sense. But weren't these populations big majority/minority type demographics? (ie. you may have a lot of Republican freedman, but don't the white southerners still out number and are voting almost exclusively D?)
Black voting, primarily. According to Wiki, 500,000 newly enfranchised black men voted for the first time. The presumption is that almost all of them voted for Grant.
Corruption should not be discounted for some of the vote totals. Voting fraud was endemic in that era. Reconstruction governments in the South were often accused of rigging the vote totals and that likely happened to some degree. The fact that New York state went to the Democrat Seymour seemed an obvious example of voting fraud on the other side.
Don’t change the Obvious Fact that the North didn’t adopt Universal Black voting until Later. Republicans actually tried to restrict poor white voting. Finally the hypocrisy was more that even the Yankee could Justify!
And obviously a much larger threat to certain White Southerners
I'm not familiar w/ the politics of the time, but I thought New York was a Democratic state back then, why would Democrat Seymour winning New York be suspicious?
I think it should be accepted the whole nation (or 99% of it was racist) and it extended to politics as well...Theres little need for this north/south back and forth rhetoric.....from anyone really IMO....38 states eventually passed some version of Jim crow laws.....it wasn't just one area.......
I'm not familiar w/ the politics of the time, but I thought New York was a Democratic state back then, why would Democrat Seymour winning New York be suspicious?
I thought in New York Boss Tweed was still pretty much running the state.