CNN anchor digs into Louisiana's contentious 1872 governor's election that sparked violence 'With the Cruikshank decision, and then the election of Hayes, we got Jim Crow for 100 years.' ...

CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash on her book America’s Deadliest Election: The Cautionary Tale of the Most Violent Election in American History.

LOUISIANA.; THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES IN 1872 REQUEST THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TO DECIDE THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION AT THAT TIME. Jan. 31, 1875 The New York Times Archives See the article in ...

The Election Muddle Receives an Additional Complication. Nov. 19, 1872 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 19, 1872, Page 1 Buy Reprints View on ...

CNN anchor delves into a contentious 1872 Louisiana governor's election that sowed violence 'America’s Deadliest Election' is a cautionary tale, writes Dana Bash.