On this site from Scholars in Action, part of History Matters, find a discussion of a Thomas Nast cartoon about the gold standard, an issue during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. After analyzing the cartoon, listen to historian...

Sixty-Second Presidents video [1:12] about Rutherford B. Hayes and his presidency. A lively piece with accompanying support material handouts for students.

Rutherford B. Hayes refused to enforce the Civil War Amendments. This led to the birth of the civil rights movement.