American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Democratic Party Platform of 1880
The Democratic Party Platform of 1880 can be found here. Be sure to notice the comments about the election of 1876, which the Democrats felt was fraudulent.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Gilded Age 1870 1900: Political Corruption in Postbellum America
Read about federal politics during the Gilded Age and why not much was accomplished during this time.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1876
Online resource that provides electoral data for the presidential election of 1876 won by Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes
Digital History
Digital History: The Red Shirt Election in South Carolina [Pdf]
Opposition to Congressional Reconstruction was strong in South Carolina. Read about how this opposition was carried out and how it affected the newly freed African Americans in state elections in South Carolina. The national election of...
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Compromise of 1877
An explanation of the need for a compromise in 1877 and a review of Reconstruction overall.
New York Times
New York Times: On This Day: Electoral College Controversy 1876
Thomas Nast's political cartoon from a Harper's Weekly 1877 edition plus a description of the dispute over the election of 1876.
A&E Television
History.com: Compromise of 1877
Article explaining what the Compromise of 1877 was, accompanied by a short video about the struggles of African-Americans after the Civil War.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: The Compromise of 1877
Discusses the Compromise of 1877 between the Republicans and Democrats, which was the solution to the contested Presidential election of 1876. It also brought an end to the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War.