How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest

Actor Tom Hanks narrates this animated short film about the contested 1876 election, the results of which still reverberate today. After the Civil War, the country was on the verge of another outbreak of violence. But in a deal that sacrificed Black Americans' rights, the North and South agreed on peace — and white supremacy. Read more: https://wapo.st/1876
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Credits:
Produced & written by Jeffery Robinson
Produced, directed & edited by Emily Kunstler & Sarah Kunstler
Produced by Andrea Crabtree
Co-produced by Diana Cherry & Jenna Kelley
Executive Produced by Tom Hanks
Narrated by Tom Hanks
Art direction and animation by Reginald William Butler
Music by Kathryn Bostic
Post production services - C.A. Sound, Inc
Supervising editor & re-recording mixer - Coll Anderson, M.P.S.E.
Sound effects editors - Katrina Henson & Matt Snedecor
Production legal - Laverne Berry
A production of Off Center Media & Playtone with The Who We Are Project www.thewhoweareproject.org