A Seditious Tradition: There Were Numerous "January 6"s In The Decades Following The Civil War

Chris Hayes highlights a few of the "January 6"s that occurred in the years directly following the Civil War. The broad outlines of these attacks against duly-elected governments sound extremely similar to the anti-democracy rhetoric we heard on and after January 6, 2021.

It's rhetoric we can hear today from the numerous pro-sedition members of the House and Congress who are working overtime to do anything and everything they can (passing laws to restrict voting rights, voter nullification, erasing the effect of non-white votes through racist redistricting, etc.) to make sure their next attempt is successful.