599. Adam Fairclough, part 1

Louisiana Anthology Podcast

599. Part 1 of Adam Fairclough's visit to the Louisiana Anthology Podcast to discuss his research on race relations in Louisiana. His book, Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876, discusses the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the disputed 1876 contest -- which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden -- the most controversial in American history. Examining the work and conclusions of the Potter Committee, the congressional body tasked with investigating the vote, Adam Fairclough's Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876 sheds new light on the events surrounding the electoral crisis, especially those that occurred in Louisiana, a state singled out for voter intimidation and rampant fraud. The Potter Committee's inquiry led to embarrassment for Democrats, uncovering an array of bribes, forgeries, and even coded telegrams showing that the Tilden campaign had attempted to buy the presidency. Testimony also exposed the treachery of Hayes, who, once installed in the White House, permitted insurrectionary Democrats to overthrow the Republican government in Louisiana that had risen to power during the early days of Reconstruction.

1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
   
2. This week in Louisiana history. November 9, 1862. Gen. Butler declares all property of disloyal citizens of Lafourche Parish to be confiscated
   
3. This week in New Orleans history. November 9, 1931, Pascal Frank Calogero, Jr., born was a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. A graduate of Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, He was first elected to the Court in 1972. He retired at the end of 2008. He had longest tenure of any Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court.
   
4. This week in Louisiana.
   LUNA Fête
   Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Pedestrian Park
   900 Convention Center Blvd.
   New Orleans, LA 70130
   Central Business District/Downtown
   Arts New Orleans
   Admission Price — Free!
   Website
   November 14 – 17, 2024
   LUNA Fête is New Orleans’ annual festival of light, art, and technology and the nation’s longest running projection mapping festival. LUNA Fête is a visionary initiative created by Arts New Orleans to demonstrate the power of art to transform communities. Arts New Orleans organizes a series of artist training workshops geared towards local and regional artists producing works using light, technology, and interactivity. Recommended attendees include (but are not limited to) artists working in video-mapping technologies, digital sculptures, interactive installations, and temporary light-based public art. This free and open to the public festival celebrates New Orleans creative industries and provides a memorable experience for more than 100,000 diverse event attendees. More than 250 New Orleans artists and 60 youth have advanced their technical and artistic skills through this unique educational opportunity.
   
5. Postcards from Louisiana. Donna Watson, Fervent Day by Day, You Have a Purpose, and You Are Blessed.

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