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

The most hotly contested presidential election in U.S. history did not take place in 2000, or even 2020. It took place in 1876, 11 years after the Civil War, when the country was barely unified, and bitter resentment lingered. How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest tells the story of an election that sealed the fate of a nation, permitting racism and racist violence to become more deeply embedded in U.S. culture and politics in ways that are still felt today. (South by Southwest Film Festival)