Federal troops withdrew in 1877 primarily due to the end of Reconstruction and growing public discontent. The political compromise following the 1876 presidential election, known as the Compromise of 1877, led to the removal of troops from the South in exchange for resolving electoral disputes. This withdrawal marked a significant shift towards the restoration of white Democratic control in Southern states and the subsequent imposition of Jim Crow laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Federal troops
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately (apex)
Leave the southern states immediately
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Compromise of 1877 following the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Whites began to disenfranchise African American voters.
Federal troops
Federal Troops
emanncipation
1877
Removed federal troops from the South.
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately
Leave the southern states immediately