One tragic aspect within a tragic era within the history of a great country is now being tragically repeated.
And it is deliberate.
It was 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes had just become President. He did not get the most votes. He made deals with corrupt politicians. He got a special committee to award him electoral votes that should have gone to his opponent.
Part of the deal was to end federal protection for newly freed slaves.
Lynching resumed right after.
The June Issue of the Atlantic Monthly that year contained an article by an author identified only as A South Carolinian.
My principles now lead me to abhor slavery and rejoice at its abolition. Yet sometimes, in the midst of the heat and toil of the struggle for existence, the thought involuntarily steals over me that we have seen better days.
The article chronicled a few enthusiasms of the newly freed slaves, including an apparent passion for travel.
They are literally crazy about traveling.
The author thought it was, well, kind of cute.
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