disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election

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The disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election was a Reconstruction-era political crisis marked by rival governments and intense racial and partisan conflict that helped spark violent events such as the Colfax massacre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reconstruction-era event ⓘ
gubernatorial election ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Battle of Liberty Place ⓘ
Colfax massacre ⓘ
caused political instability in Louisiana ⓘ
rival state governments in Louisiana ⓘ
claimedWinnerAccordingToDemocrats John McEnery ⓘ
contributedTo Colfax massacre ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
followedBy 1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
Wheeler Compromise in Louisiana ⓘ
hasCandidate John McEnery ⓘ
William Pitt Kellogg ⓘ
hasConsequence long-term instability in Louisiana government ⓘ
strengthening of white supremacist Democratic forces ⓘ
weakening of Republican rule in Louisiana ⓘ
hasContext contestation of Black political rights ⓘ
post-Civil War Reconstruction politics ⓘ
hasEndTime 1873 ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance illustrates federal-state tensions during Reconstruction ⓘ
illustrates violent resistance to Black political participation in the U.S. South ⓘ
hasKeyAspect dispute over control of state legislature ⓘ
federal intervention in state politics ⓘ
racial conflict between white supremacists and Black Republicans ⓘ
hasLegalDispute contested returns before Louisiana courts and legislature ⓘ
hasStartTime 1872 ⓘ
involves African American voters ⓘ
Louisiana Returning Board ⓘ
Louisiana state legislature ⓘ
federal troops in Louisiana ⓘ
white Democratic paramilitary groups ⓘ
locatedIn Louisiana ⓘ
mainConflict Republican Party versus Democratic Party in Louisiana ⓘ
officeContested Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
opposedBy Louisiana Democrats ⓘ
white supremacist organizations in Louisiana ⓘ
partOf Reconstruction era ⓘ
politicalPartyOfCandidate John McEnery – Democratic Party ⓘ
William Pitt Kellogg – Republican Party ⓘ
precededBy 1870 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
recognizedBy U.S. Congress (majority recognition of Kellogg government) ⓘ
resultDeclaredBy Republican-controlled Returning Board of Louisiana ⓘ
resultRecognizedBy U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
linked to: Ulysses S. Grant
winnerAccordingToFederalRecognition William Pitt Kellogg ⓘ

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Colfax massacre → triggeredBy → disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
Democratic "Redemption" in Louisiana → significantEvent → Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1872 ⓘ
linked to: disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Republican Party versus Democratic Party in Louisiana → relatedEvent → 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
linked to: disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election
1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election → precededBy → 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
linked to: disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election
John McEnery → partyAffiliationDuringElection → Democratic Party in the 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ
linked to: disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election