After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
The court issued a ruling that limits consideration of race in drawing voting maps — potentially a boon for Republicans, who have been hampered by the civil rights law in their attempt to redraw maps in Louisiana, Alabama and other states.
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Matthew Choi,
Washington Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Sheriff Susan Hutson became the face of the investigation, giving updates at news conferences and drawing scrutiny over the jail failures.
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