President Hayes responded with every power he had available when southern blacks were mistreated after the last federal troops were withdrawn from the former Confederacy as a result of the Compromise of 1877.

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President Hayes did not respond with every power available to protect southern blacks after the withdrawal of federal troops. His administration effectively ended Reconstruction, leading to the rise of "Jim Crow" laws and increased disenfranchisement and violence against African Americans in the South.

President Hayes Responded with Every Power He Had Available When