Ep. 9: The Davis-Coke Election and an Armed Standoff in the Capitol
Podcast |
Wise About Texas
Publisher |
Ken Wise
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
Texas
Publication Date |
Feb 01, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:18:26
Texas elections are always exciting but not all of them result in an armed standoff in the capitol between two Governors. The election of 1873 did! The Texas Supreme Court used a semicolon to cause the conflict and, change Texas history and end reconstruction! Learn more in Episode 9 of Wise About Texas. The Capitol building where the standoff occurred. The same capitol building on fire in 1881 The infamous "Semicolon Court"   Governor Richard Coke E.J. Davis in his union uniform. Davis adversary Gov. Andrew J. Hamilton
Texas elections are always exciting but not all of them result in an armed standoff in the capitol between two Governors. The election of 1873 did! The Texas Supreme Court used a semicolon to cause the conflict and, change Texas history and end reconstruction! Learn more in Episode 9 of Wise About Texas. 12-1875MM1590.jpg">The Capitol building where the standoff occurred. The same capitol building on fire in 1881 court.jpg">The infamous "Semicolon Court"   Handy.jpg">Governor Richard Coke E.J. Davis in his union uniform. Davis adversary Gov. Andrew J. Hamilton

This episode currently has no reviews.

Submit Review
This episode could use a review!

This episode could use a review! Have anything to say about it? Share your thoughts using the button below.

Submit Review