The Facts Of Reconstruction

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Author

Lynch, John Roy, 1847-1939

Title

The Facts of Reconstruction

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

E660: History: America: Late nineteenth century (1865-1900)

Subject

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16158

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16158

Release Date

July 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE FACTS OF RECONSTRUCTION
2. 2.John R. Lynch
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.THE FACTS OF RECONSTRUCTION
6. 6.CHAPTER I — THE PART PLAYED BY MISSISSIPPI IN THE EARLY DAYS OF RECONSTRUCTION
7. 7.CHAPTER II — REORGANIZATION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENTS DURING GOVERNOR ALCORN'S ADMINISTRATION
8. 8.CHAPTER III — THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION OF 1869
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL AND POLITICAL MEASURES OF THE NEW LEGISLATURE
10. 10.CHAPTER V — THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — FUSION OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE ELECTION OF 1873. REPUBLICAN VICTORY
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — MISSISSIPPI SENDS B.K. BRUCE TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — IMPROVED FINANCIAL CONDITION OF MISSISSIPPI UNDER THE AMES ADMINISTRATION
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — WHAT CONSTITUTES "NEGRO DOMINATION"
15. 15.CHAPTER X — OVERTHROW OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE GOVERNMENT IN MISSISSIPPI
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — RISE OF DEMOCRATIC RADICALISM IN THE SOUTH
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — EVENTFUL DAYS OF THE FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII — STATE CAMPAIGN OF 1875. REPUBLICAN VICTORY
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV — INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND THE PRESIDENT REGARDING STATE APPOINTMENTS
20. 20.CHAPTER XV — THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1876 AND ITS RESULTS
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI — EFFECTS OF THE REFORM ADMINISTRATION IN MISSISSIPPI
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII — THE HAYES-TILDEN CONTEST. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII — ATTITUDE OF THE HAYES ADMINISTRATION TOWARD THE SOUTH
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX — QUESTION OF THE VALIDITY OF SENATOR LAMAR'S ELECTION
25. 25.CHAPTER XX — REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION OF 1880. NOMINATION OF THE COMPROMISE CANDIDATE, GARFIELD
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI — STORY OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN GARFIELD AND CONKLING
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII — THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF 1884
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII — THE ELECTION OF GROVER CLEVELAND
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV — INTERVIEW WITH SECRETARY LAMAR ON THE RETAINING OF COLORED MEN IN OFFICE
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV — THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI — MISSISSIPPI AND THE NULLIFICATION OF THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII — EFFECT OF THE MCKINLEY TARIFF BILL ON BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII — INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE AUTHOR AND PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND SECRETARY GRESHAM
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX — THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF 1900
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX — ARGUMENT ON PROPOSED CHANGE OF REPRESENTATION IN CONVENTION
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI — COMPARISON OF BRYAN AND CLEVELAND
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII — THE SOLID SOUTH, PAST AND PRESENT. FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY — THE END

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