Assignment task: US History since Reconstruction (1865- )
Discussion Post:
Corruption was an endemic part of American politics during the Gilded Age. In document 19-5, "George Washington Plunkitt Explains Politics," and discuss what characterized and enabled corruption in the late 1800s-early 1900s. What made it so pervasive and tolerated in New York City?
The textbook we are studying is:
Roark, et al., The American Promise, 9th edition.