Democratization, De Facto Power, and Taxation: Evidence from Military Occupation during Reconstruction | World Politics | Cambridge Core User tta2013, 16 Nov 2019
After the U.S. Civil War, the U.S. Army occupied various parts of the South to enforce the enfranchisement of the emancipated slaves. In the occupied counties, "black politicians were more likely to be elected and political murders by white supremacist groups occurred less frequently." User AmadorEm, 16 Nov 2019
TIL After the U.S. Civil War, the U.S. Army occupied various parts of the South to enforce the enfranchisement of the emancipated slaves. In the occupied counties, "black politicians were more likely to be elected and political murders by white supremacist groups occurred less frequently." User PrinceParadox, in the United States Army on Reddit subreddit, 16 Nov 2019