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Democratic Victory Through Violence– The Eufaula Riot of 1874 and Southern Redemption

Posted on November 4, 2016 by schutter

On November 3, 1874, Captain A.S. Daggett of the 2nd U.S. infantry sat at his hotel window and watched horrified as bloodshed ensued outside the polls on the main street of Eufaula, Alabama on election day.  An altercation outside a … Continue reading →

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