Grant's 1868 Campaign Song

[PatYoung]

In the 1868 presidential campaign, the Grant campaign song promised that if elected, Ulysses S. Grant would make the Ku Klux Klan "shiver." The months leading up to the election had seen dozens of African Americans killed by the Klan and its allied groups. Grant's opponents marched to the tune of "Raise High The White Man's Banner."

In 1868 the Republican Campaign Song Promised That Grant Would "Make the Ku Klux Klan Shiver" - The Reconstruction Era

While modern political campaigns typically employ popular music at rallies as walk-on music for candidates, in the 19th Century most campaigns came armed with a...

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[Jim Klag]

In the 1868 presidential campaign, the Grant campaign song promised that if elected, Ulysses S. Grant would make the Ku Klux Klan "shiver." The months leading up to the election had seen dozens of African Americans killed by the Klan and its allied groups. Grant's opponents marched to the tune of "Raise High The White Man's Banner."

In 1868 the Republican Campaign Song Promised That Grant Would "Make the Ku Klux Klan Shiver" - The Reconstruction Era

While modern political campaigns typically employ popular music at rallies as walk-on music for candidates, in the 19th Century most campaigns came armed with a...

thereconstructionera.com

Sounds like a little déjà vu.