President Rutherford B. Hayes _____________________.

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President Rutherford B. Hayes emphasized national harmony over sectional rivalry. He was known for his efforts to reconcile the North and South after the Civil War and his advocacy for civil service reform. Though he did take some actions to support African American rights, such as sending federal troops to suppress the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, he did not sign laws preventing southern blacks from being disenfranchised. Similarly, he did not sign an executive order granting full citizenship to American Indians, though he did attempt to address some of the injustices they faced.