How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest

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Credits:
Produced & written by Jeffery Robinson
Produced, directed & edited by Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
Produced by Andrea Crabtree
Co-produced by Diana Cherry & Jenna Kelley
Executive Produced by Tom Hanks
Narrated by Tom Hanks
Art direction and animation by Reginald William Butler
Music by Kathryn Bostic
Post production services - C.A. Sound, Inc
Supervising editor & re-recording mixer - Coll Anderson, M.P.S.E.
Sound effects editors - Katrina Henson & Matt Snedecor
Production legal - Laverne Berry

[davidmorris]

One more stark statistic the video might have mentioned. The 1898 Louisiana Constitution eliminated voting rules that had enfranchised Black men during Reconstruction. As a result, in a state with over 650, 000 Black residents, the number of Black registered voters dropped from 130, 000 before the new constitution to just 5, 000 by 1900. By 1904, the number dropped to just 1, 000.

[philiprhym]

I like how Millennials and Older were essentially taught slavery ended and reconstruction was a success after the civil war. Jim Crow existed but racism was propagated by a small percentage of the population…. People talk a lot about how the country was “founded” but in reality we should reference this time period for how it currently looks.

[Mary]

Unbelievable! So glad you brought this to light. EVERYONE needs to see this video.

[charlesgriner]

What a wake up call I had no idea despite all those years of US history and high school. I never heard any of this.

[leerollins]

Why is this marked "opinion?" None of it is a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact.

[wduvernay]

WE don't have to go back this far. GEORGE BUSH got his brother to hand him the win For Florida by leaving a minority populated county out of the 2000 election.

[Gigi]

They don’t want this kind of history in the curriculum, but it’s so vital

[stephengilroy]

Great, but Hayes was sworn in privately March 3rd and publicly March 5th because Inauguration Day was a Sunday, not March 2nd as indicated in the film.

[elisangelalofrano]

What a horrific History! Thank you for this video. I have been studying for my Social Studies test and was confused to why the progress the African Americans had after the Civil War, changed into another 100 years of segregation…and now I found the missing puzzle. Thank you!

[jamesmitch]

I didn't even noticed the narrator was Tom Hanks.

you would get more views if you mention that on the title

[thetrison]

What a great video! I didn't notice at first, but realized halfway through that it was Tom Hanks narrating.

[Sterling.Powell]

It took me a minute to realize Woody from Toy Story was telling this tale.

[stepheneinbinder]

The 1876 election had some more similarities to the 2000 election. Aside from the electoral vote margin being razor thin, then the winner losing the popular vote, the 2000 election was also on November 7th. When the Republicans wouldn't concede in 1876, one of the disputed states was Florida, as in 2000 with Florida being THE disputed state. There was a historical novel about the Hayes-Tilden election: "1876" by GORE Vidal, and the unfortunate electoral vote loser in 2000 was of course, Albert GORE.

[nickb]

Correction to this video: the 15th Amendment prevents all ethnic discrimination by the government in voting, regardless of ethnicity. However, the 15th Amendment was adopted in particular to permit Blacks to vote.

[robertfindley]

What a tragic mistake. We still pay a heavy price today and will for decades to come.

[JRock-rztd]

It only took 100 years and it's still not resolved

[kimbercole]

I am so ashamedof this history, and so furious that it continues!

[DKonigsbach]

This is the REAL reason behind voter ID laws. It's the latest perpetuation of the voter suppression tactics that were detailed in the video.

Oh, and thank you, Mr. Hanks!!!!

[marcharris]

So which part of this is “opinion”?? Sounds like a whole lotta FACTS to me.

[brianwensing]

Looks like the Electoral College thing has always