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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 c...
- 7 min
- 55.2K
- Washington Post
Mar 12, 2023 · How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest. Follows the story of the most hotly contested presidential election in U.S. history, which took place in 1876 and ended in a backroom deal with devastating consequences still felt to this day.
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- Documentary, Animation, Short
- Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler
- 2023-03-12
Mar 14, 2023 · The animated short, which premiered at the SXSW Festival in Austin, follows the story of "the most hotly contested presidential election in U.S. history, which took place in 1876 and ended in a backroom deal with devastating consequences still felt to this day."
- Anna Rumer
Actor Tom Hanks and former American Civil Liberties Union deputy legal director Jeffery Robinson have produced a new short film about the contested and conse...
- 33 min
- 3.2K
- Washington Post Live
Mar 31, 2023 · March 31, 2023. After the Civil War, America was on the verge of another outbreak of violence following the contested 1876 presidential election. But in a deal that sacrificed Black Americans'...
Apr 7, 2023 · They’ve teamed up on a new animated short documentary, “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest.”
Hanks and Robinson join The Washington Post’s Kate Woodsome to discuss “How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest.” The 7-minute film is distributed ...
