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Reconstruction
Inside the Reconstruction era
Across 1868–1872, the Reconstruction era takes in 2 presidential elections. One thread runs through the period: Republican rule and contested returns.
The Republican party won 2 of the 2 contests, more than any other party in the era. It opens with the 1868 election (Ulysses S. Grant) and closes with 1872 (Ulysses S. Grant).
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