History of the United States II / Unit 5 USH2 0602 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Intimidation at the Polls
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The idea
In the South, paramilitary groups such as the Redshirts and the White League used intimidation to keep Black men and Republicans from voting.
In practice
Intimidation at polling places across the South on election day.
Where people slip
Violence at the polls was part of how the Redeemers of unit one took and held power. Elections in these years were not only close but coerced.
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