That has only happened three times in history—most recently in January 2021—and all objections failed. The legacy of the turbulent 1876 election continues to roil American politics.

became widely associated with emancipation history. The precise words of the ... incorporated Black as well as white citizens. In 1837, American poet John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the broadside ...

Two men claim victory in the US presidential election, and the sunshine state is awash with high-profile lawyers, amid accusations of fraud and confusing ballot papers. But the year is 1876. And the ...

On this day—June 25, 1876—the Lakota ... even heroic, figures in American history. However, Native Americans have a completely differenct perspective on Custer has been known to hunt down ...

More American combatants had died in that war ... new animated documentary “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest.” Recent efforts to erase Black history ...

Close races have been going on since before all 50 states joined the union, and 1876 was one of the most contentious races in US history. After months of irregular vote tallying and legal battles ...

The election of 1876 was the most disputed in American history and in some ways one of the most consequential. As Congress convenes on Wednesday to formalize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr ...

The building at 135 Main Street once housed the Northampton National Bank — the site of the largest bank robbery in US history at the time in 1876 — and it is currently on sale for $2.25 million.

What’s clear from the few examples of contested elections in American history is that they occurred ... Such was not the case during the 1876 election, which pitted Democratic New York Governor ...

In a historic move, the US House of Representatives voted Tuesday ... McCarthy’s are Michael Kerr – who died in office in 1876 – and Theodore Pomeroy – who served for only the last ...