The Washington Post Opinions section will distribute the animated short How to Rig An Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest, which recently premiered at the SXSW Festival in Austin.
Tom Hanks narrates the project, which was written and produced by Jeffery Robinson, founder of the Who We Are Project and former ACLU deputy legal director. It’s directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler and was animated by Reginald William Butler
The project is the story of the 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Republican Samuel Tilden, which was ultimately decided in a backroom deal that effectively ended Reconstruction in the South. Hanks and Robinson will publish an op-ed accompanying the film when it launches on April 3 in the Post’s Opinion section. They also will appear on Washington Post Live for an interview on April 6, moderated by Post Opinions’ Kate Woodsome. Register here.
The 1876 election...
Tom Hanks narrates the project, which was written and produced by Jeffery Robinson, founder of the Who We Are Project and former ACLU deputy legal director. It’s directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler and was animated by Reginald William Butler
The project is the story of the 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Republican Samuel Tilden, which was ultimately decided in a backroom deal that effectively ended Reconstruction in the South. Hanks and Robinson will publish an op-ed accompanying the film when it launches on April 3 in the Post’s Opinion section. They also will appear on Washington Post Live for an interview on April 6, moderated by Post Opinions’ Kate Woodsome. Register here.
The 1876 election...
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- Deadline Film + TV
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- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
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- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
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- 11/14/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
By Giacomo Selloni
In 1847 a boy was born in Mako, Hungary who would grow up to change the world and challenge the President of the United States. His name was Joseph Pulitzer. His father died when he was eleven. Seven of his eight siblings died. The one that survived, his younger brother Albert, would become one of his greatest competitors.
At seventeen years of age, in 1864, the ambitious, multi-lingual Pulitzer left Hungary dreaming of becoming a soldier. Recruited in Europe, Pulitzer enlisted in the Union Army and was assigned to a German speaking regiment, The Lincoln Calvary.
Flat broke at the end of the Civil War he made his way west. His first paying job was shoveling coal on a barge to St. Louis. His next job required him to bury the bodies of cholera victims. In St. Louis he tended ornery mules, of which he said: "The man who...
In 1847 a boy was born in Mako, Hungary who would grow up to change the world and challenge the President of the United States. His name was Joseph Pulitzer. His father died when he was eleven. Seven of his eight siblings died. The one that survived, his younger brother Albert, would become one of his greatest competitors.
At seventeen years of age, in 1864, the ambitious, multi-lingual Pulitzer left Hungary dreaming of becoming a soldier. Recruited in Europe, Pulitzer enlisted in the Union Army and was assigned to a German speaking regiment, The Lincoln Calvary.
Flat broke at the end of the Civil War he made his way west. His first paying job was shoveling coal on a barge to St. Louis. His next job required him to bury the bodies of cholera victims. In St. Louis he tended ornery mules, of which he said: "The man who...
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- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
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- by Dan Clarendon
- Closer Weekly
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- 4/17/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll is right around the corner, so what better time to look back at how past presidents have hosted their egg rolls?
This tradition dates back to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes welcomed local children to the White House South Lawn for the first official egg roll. The event, held each year on Easter Monday, has only ever been canceled due to bad weather, World War I and World War II.
The Easter Egg Roll is considered the most high-profile and elaborate public event thrown at the White House, as well as one of the most heavily promoted.
This tradition dates back to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes welcomed local children to the White House South Lawn for the first official egg roll. The event, held each year on Easter Monday, has only ever been canceled due to bad weather, World War I and World War II.
The Easter Egg Roll is considered the most high-profile and elaborate public event thrown at the White House, as well as one of the most heavily promoted.
- 4/13/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
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- 3/10/2014
- by Halle Kiefer
- Vulture
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