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In 1876, Samuel Tilden, left, lost on electoral votes to Rutherford Hayes, with disastrous effects on Reconstruction. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
In 1876, Samuel Tilden, left, lost on electoral votes to Rutherford Hayes, with disastrous effects on Reconstruction. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)