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Rutherford Hayes #8: Abandoning Southern Blacks (1877-1879); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Inauguration and Address, Cabinet, life in the White House, removal of Federal troops and end of Reconstruction, and the impact of this decision

Key people: Lucy Hayes, Ulysses Grant, Morrison Waite, John Sherman, William Evarts, Carl Schurz, Daniel Chamberlain, Wade Hampton, Francis Nicholls, and Guy Bryan

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