Posted in Lincoln U.S. Grant

How the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Presidents Ranked According to Historians

The C-SPAN ranking of presidents by historians was released half-a-year ago, but it has been getting a lot of attention in the news lately. I…

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Posted in Book Reviews

WaPo Reviews Robert Levine’s “The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson”

This is the second review by a major newspaper this week of Robert S. Levine’s The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of…

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New York Times Reviews The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Robert S. Levine

This week, the New York Times reviewed The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson by Robert S. Levine from W.W….

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Posted in 14th Amendment 15th Amendment African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Andrew Johnson Impeachment White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics

When Frederick Douglass Met Pres. Johnson to Ask for Right to Vote, Johnson Warned of Race War

On February 7, 1866 Frederick Douglass led a delegation of 13 representatives of the National Convention of Colored Men to the White House to meet…

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Posted in Army Occupation

The Size of the Army During Reconstruction: 43,000 at the End of 1868

One of the most persistent myths of Reconstruction is that a massive Federal military presence overawed and oppressed the white Democrats of the South. In…

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Posted in Andrew Johnson Impeachment

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…

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Posted in Andrew Johnson Impeachment

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…

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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…

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Posted in Andrew Johnson Impeachment Memory of Reconstruction Videos

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…

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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:  

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