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The Reconstruction era was a period in United States history and Southern United States history that followed the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865) and was dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of the abolition of slavery and the reintegration of the eleven former Confederate States into the United States.
William Scott Vare (R-PA) US Senator, was unseated on December 6, 1929, due to charges of corruption and fraud during his election. [139] Frank L. Smith (R), Head of the Illinois Commerce Commission, was appointed to be US Senator by IL Governor Len Small (R), but was rejected by the US Senate for alleged "fraud and corruption". (1927) [140] [141]
The Progressives worked through new middle-class organizations to fight against the corruption and behind-the-scenes power of entrenched, state political party organizations and big-city "machines". They demanded—and won— women's right to vote , and the nationwide prohibition of alcohol 1920–1933 .
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 is a historical non-fiction monograph written by American historian Eric Foner.Its broad focus is the Reconstruction Era in the aftermath of the American Civil War, which consists of the social, political, economic, and cultural changes brought about as consequences of the war's outcome.
During the 1952 presidential campaign, ... uncovering political corruption and netting 31 public officials including six congressmen and a U.S. senator.
For them, Gilded Age was a pejorative term for a time of materialistic excesses and widespread political corruption. [8] The early half of the Gilded Age roughly coincided with the middle portion of the Victorian Era in Britain and the Belle Époque in France.
The case is unrelated to the corruption case against Mayor Adams but appears to have been an offshoot of the same investigation. Oct. 8, 2024 -- New York City First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigns.
Timeline of Mayor Eric Adams' political career and corruption allegations New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an interfaith breakfast event in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., January 30, 2025.