Worst To Best Presidents In History Of America

32. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)

Historians were not impressed by the record of Hayes on equal justice. Hayes pledged to protect African-Americans’ rights in the South and withdrew federal troops, preferring “wise, honest, and peaceful local self-government” as he hoped.

32. Rutherford B. Hayes

31. Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

For his failure to pursue equal justice, Taylor, a former military hero, received low rankings. He tried to skirt the issue when it came to the searing debate about slavery by holding that states could decide on slavery laws on their own.

31. Zachary Taylor