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Why did the presidential election of 1876 anger many democrats

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The 1876 Presidential Election Pitted republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. In South Carolina & Louisiana, EspeciallyDemocrats Campaigned in armed uniformed Groups, broke up Republican meetings by force and threatened Republican candidates and voters.
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