How Did Hayes Protect African American Rights

Contrary to his economic decisions, Hayes was not able to step up as a leader and champion for African American rights, and failed to create meaningful laws that would protect their civil liberties, even though he was a strong advocate for equal rights. “After the 1878 congressional and state elections, Hayes admitted in private that his experiment in entrusting southern whites to protect the civil rights of blacks had failed.” Hayes did not use his position in power to benefit the African Americans enough. Even with the Compromise of 1877, the south failed to follow through on their promise to protect voting and civil rights of African Americans. Although Hayes was smart to compromise, as he really didn’t have an option to remove the troops without angering the south further, there was not enough legislation following the compromise in order to secure African American rights. …show more content…
Although Hayes’s was an advocate for African American rights, Hayes did not believe in the fair treatment of Native Americans. With the help of his Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz, President Hayes pursued the policy of acculturation, and abandoning the policy of Indian