#rutherford-b-hayes — Public Fediverse posts
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"It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer; it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations."
On his birth anniversary, 10 quotes from Rutherford B Hayes:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/10/4-october-rutherford-b-hayes-quotes.html
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Chasing Shadows: The Illusion of the American Dream
The American Dream, built on hollow promises and corrupt foundations, has never truly existed. From the in-fighting of the founding fathers to the atrocities of Columbus and the compromises throughout history, oppression has been deeply rooted in the fabric of the country. It’s time to acknowledge the flaws and work towards building sustainable […]
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7/23 The southern Democrats basically said "look, #RutherfordBHayes, you and your Republicans can have the White House if you'll withdraw your federal troops from our South and just leave us states the rights to do our own thing down here."
As we saw in the massacres thread, African-American registered voters in, for example, Louisiana, went from ~130,000 in 1896 to just ~1300 by 1904.
Doing their own thing meant the states' rights to maintain and enforce systematic #WhiteSupremacy.