Reconstruction Era | The Bloody Chasm | 4
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The Liberal Republicans' Nomination of Horace Greeley for President
Liberal Republicans chose Horace Greeley as their candidate for president in 1872. Democratic Party Chair August Belmont called the Liberal Republicans' nomination a stupendous mistake. The bitterly contested election had put Reconstruction on the defensive. In one southern state, a disputed election outcome would soon spark one of the era's bloodiest acts of racial terror.
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