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The Handshake That Rewrote America

The Handshake That Rewrote America

This is the story of how one secret meeting decided the US presidency and erased Black political power for a century.

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Josh Wood
Apr 05, 2025
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In 1877, one secret handshake decided the US presidency, and changed the country forever.

It redrew the map of America, and erased Black political power for a century.

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