Franklin J. Moses Jr.: Reconstruction-Era South Carolina’s Corrupt Jewish Governor, by Jose Alberto Nino
Few Reconstruction figures have faded from public memory as completely as Franklin J. Moses Jr. Moses entered South Carolina history under a cloud of scandal and left it in disgrace. As governor, he accepted bribes, traded favors, and misused public funds. His obscurity, however, conceals a more consequential story. Moses ranked among the most outspoken...