Readjuster,Party
The,Readjuster,Party,was,a,political,biracial,coalition,formed,in,Virginia,in,the,late,1870s,during,the,turbulent,period,following,the,Reconstruction,era,Readjusters,aspired,"to,break,the,power,of,wealth,and,established,privilege",among,the,planter,elite,of,white,men,in,the,state,and,to,promote,public,education,Their,program,attracted,biracial,support
The,party,was,led,by,Harrison,H,Riddleberger,of,Woodstock,,an,attorney,,and,William,Mahone,,a,former,Confederate,general,who,was,president,of,several,railroads,Mahone,was,a,controlling,force,in,Virginia,politics,from,around,1870,until,1883,,when,the,Readjusters,lost,control,to,white,Democrats1
Contents
1,History
2,Collapse
3,See,also
4,References
5,External,links
History
South,Side,Railroad,Depot,on,Rock,Street,in,Petersburg;,it,served,as,the,office,of,William,Mahone,when,his,Readjuster,Party,dominated,Virginia,politics
In,the,1870s,,the,politics,of,Virginia,was,divided,over,the,issue,of,the,states,pre-war,debt,The,state,had,undertaken,investment,in,infrastructure,improvements,overseen,by,the,Virginia,Board,of,Public,Woreadjuster,party,,virginia,readjuster,party,,monuments,to,the,readjuster,party,,the,readjuster,party,Readjuster,Party
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