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  • An illustration of a large Wide Awake parade in a 19th-century city. Dozens of men in military-style caps and capes march through a crowded street, carrying glowing oil torches and banners. A prominent banner in the background features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln topped by an eagle. Spectators line the sidewalks and lean out of building windows to watch the procession, which is shrouded in the smoke and light of the torches.
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    Although the violence of the Election Riot of 1876 was not repeated, black voters continued to endure intimidation at the polls.
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