Author: Patrick Young
Cynthia Erivo’s Performance of “Stand Up” from the Movie “Harriet” Electrified the Oscars
Cynthia Erivo’s performance of the theme song from her movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman was one of the highlights of last week’s…
“The Murder of Negroes is a Daily Occurrence” Louisiana Political Violence & the Election of 1868
In my research I came across this report from the Louisiana General Assembly on racial and political violence in the state during the lead-up to…
General John Logan Demands that Seven Republican Senators Who Voted Against Impeachment Be Expelled from Party
At the same time that the Johnson Impeachment was going on, Republicans were assembling in Chicago for their National Convention. On May 19, 1868 General…
Historian Stephanie McCurry on the Uses of the Johnson Impeachment
Stephanie McCurry, the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University, has an article on the effects of the failed prosecution of Andrew…
The Senate Votes to Acquit Pres. Johnson on Article 11 of the Articles of Impeachment by One Vote
On May 16, 1868, the Senate voted on whether to convict President Andrew Johnson on the 11th Article of Impeachment. All of the Democrats and…
Video: Historian Elizabeth Varon Discusses the Johnson Impeachment
The Miller Center at the University of Virginia hosted a discussion of the Johnson Impeachment back in 2001. Elizabeth Varon is the historian who held…
Growing Anticipation of a Verdict in Johnson Impeachment Trial-NY Times Predicts Outcome May 11, 1868
The May 11, 1868 NY Times predicted the outcome of the vote in the Senate Trial of Andrew Johnson:
NY Times Reviews New Book on John and Jessie Fremont by Steve Inskeep
The New York Times has a review of the new book on the Fremont marriage. John Frémont was the Pathfinder of the West and his…
The Impeachment Verdict Will Be Known Immediately Throughout the Land Via Telegraph-May 11, 1868
The miracle of the telegraph would make known the Senate’s verdict in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson instantaneously. Travelling at the speed of lightning,…
After Both Sides Presented Their Cases For and Against Impeachment the Senate Went Into Secret Session
After the closing arguments by the president’s defense team and the House Managers prosecuting the case, the long-silent Senators had their say. Each of the…