Rep. Robert Safford Hale, a staunch Republican and former elector for Abraham Lincoln, voiced frustrations about the political turmoil and federal troop presence in the South.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, the South faced rising white supremacist violence, complicating the integration of Black citizens into the political world.
The Gilded Age brought a shift in focus to economic growth, overshadowing the needs for federal protection of Black voting rights against white supremacist tactics.
The Congressional Research Agency highlights the intense debate over whether federal troops preserved political integrity or undermined democratic processes in the post-Civil War South.
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