1877 State of the Union Address
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:state_highway
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| gptkbp:audience |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:date |
December 5, 1877
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| gptkbp:events |
Continued efforts to address civil rights issues
Implementation of civil service reforms Increased focus on economic policies |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Civil War America
End of Reconstruction Era Economic depression of 1873 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1877 State of the Union Address
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future policies on civil service
Set the tone for Hayes' presidency |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future State of the Union Addresses
Highlighted the challenges of post-war America Considered a pivotal moment in U. S. political history |
| gptkbp:length |
Approximately 5,000 words
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The great question of the day is the question of labor."
" The prosperity of the country depends upon the prosperity of the laboring classes." " The rights of all citizens must be protected." " We must have a civil service that is efficient and honest." " The government should be a model of economy and efficiency." |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:1876_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Economic_Panic_of_1873
gptkb:Labor_strikes_of_the_late_1870s gptkb:Compromise_of_1877 End of Reconstruction Rise of Jim Crow laws |
| gptkbp:significance |
First address after the end of Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:stations |
Mixed reactions from Congress
Criticism from Southern Democrats Support from Northern Republicans |
| gptkbp:subject |
Reconstruction
Economic Issues Civil Service Reform |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:1878_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:Embassy
gptkb:Economic_recovery Civil rights National unity |
| gptkbp:year |
1877
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rutherford_B._Hayes
gptkb:1876_State_of_the_Union_Address gptkb:The_1878_State_of_the_Union_Address |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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