Month: December 2019
Andrew Johnson Breaks With His Generals: Grant and Sherman on Guard January 1868
In December 1867, President Andrew Johnson sent a message to Congress explaining his reasons for suspending Secretary of War Edwin Stanton in apparent defiance of…
President Johnson Explains Why He Suspended Sec. of War Stanton Setting Off Constitutional Crisis Dec. 1867
On August 12, 1867, President Andrew Johnson suspended Sec. of War Edwin Stanton. This began a chain of events that would culminate in Johnson’s impeachment….
December 28, 1867 Pres. Johnson Removes Pope and Ord from Reconstruction Commands
In an attempt to undercut the protection of the rights of African Americans in the South, President Johnson removed General John Pope from command of…
As Freedmen’s Bureau Was Closing at End of 1868, African Americans Asked for Protection Dec. 15, 1868
The Freedmen’s Bureau was scheduled to shut down all but its educational functions at the end of 1868. With the Bureau about to close, Blacks…
Grant Advisor Horace Porter Reports on Political Violence in Arkansas in the Later Part of 1868
Grant’s aide Horace Porter visited Arkansas in December 1868 to determine the conditions there. The state had experienced severe political violence in 1868. This is…
African Americans Organize to Expel Klan from Their Town in Tennessee June 1868
African Americans frequently organized themselves to counter Klan terrorism. This article describes an attack by the Klan in Chapel Hill, Tn. on a black man…
The First Historical Marker Commemorating a Lynching in Missouri
The Equal Justice Inititative is installing community remembrance markers at the sites of places where African Americans were lynched. This is the first such marker…
NPR’s “On the Media” Interviews Historian Brenda Wineapple About the Andrew Johnson Impeachment
National Public Radio’s popular show On the Media focuses on the Andrew Johnson Impeachment this week. It is timely for obvious reasons. Historian Brenda Wineapple…
Resource: Reconstruction in Virginia
The Library of Virginia has an interesting online exhibit on Reconstruction in Virginia. You can check it out here. The online exhibit includes documents and…
Both “Harriet” & “Little Women” Getting on a Lot of “Best Movie ” Lists
“Harriet” and “Little Women are making it onto many “Best Film” lists as we enter the final month of the year. The New Yorker’s list…
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