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Following the incident, many Black voters did not participate in the November 1868 presidential election out of fear. Marvin Broadwater Sr., a community activist and one of the organizers of this ...

In the 1868 presidential election, Republican Ulysses S. Grant won the office with the slogan, "Let Us Have Peace." Republicans also won a majority in Congress.

The Constitution makes no mention of political parties. In 1868, national party conventions were a relatively new concept. Senators were not chosen by the people in a general election, much less ...

The vigilante groups got what they wanted, as shown by the results of the November 1868 presidential election. Even though Republican Ulysses S. Grant won, ...