Reconstruction Reflection

Reconstruction Reflection

The end of the reconstruction was due to many different events. The main event that led to the end of Reconstruction was the Republican advocates meeting secretly with Democrats to talk about Hayes's election. This led to power being restored to southern Democrats.
The End of Reconstruction

         
    The thing I found the most interesting about the newspapers I read was just how biased all the stories seemed to be in regards to white vs. "negroes". In the story, I read it described a fight that occurred between 1 white man and a group of negroes. The description of the fight almost sounded altered to make all the blame be put on the group of black males, making the white man seem like the obvious victim. This was interesting to me because, despite the fact that it was written in the newspaper which is supposed to be a reliable source, I found the story hard to believe. This is similar to what I expected to find because during this time black people were often being portrayed as violent people, incapable of expressing their emotions. Using an archive of newspapers is different than reading from a textbook because instead of reading about the event from an outside source, you are reading a primary source that is more accurate to the times.

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