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By Ben Jones
Rappahannock News Writer
American history books tell us that “Reconstruction” ended with the Compromise of 1877, when Rutherford B. Hayes cut a deal with Congress to screw Samuel Tilden and steal the Presidency. Although it is little discussed today, it was a most critical period in the American experience. It created a reaction that lingers on and permeates race relations and attitudes.
The arrogance and cruelties of the post war Southern occupation engendered little beyond bitterness, and its cynical demise led to the creation of Jim Crow laws, strict segregation and “white supremacy”. There followed a hundred years or so of ongoing demagoguery by regional and national politicians, which hijacked the hopes of well-intentioned leaders (South and North) to heal the wounds of war.
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