1876 Pt 1 - Hamburg, South Carolina

Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show Podcast · Jul 2, 2020 · 31m

There are those who will tell you that "We have never been more divided." As I have long said, they know nothing of American History.

In the summer of 1876, a mere six years since the 15th Amendment had been ratified, a political movement known as the Bourbon Democrats set its sights on repeating their success the previous year in Mississippi. This time their target was South Carolina. In keeping with their ideology, there were absolutely no limits on the lengths to which they would go to restore their power in the State.

Their candidate for Governor was one Wade Hampton III, the former…