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Andy Johnson Said that Equality for Blacks Is Discrimination Against Whites: Veto of Civil Rights Act of 1866
We are discussing the veto of the first Civil Rights Act (1866) by Andrew Johnson. Johnson found something to complain about for each of the…
President Johnson Vetoed the Civil Rights Act Because Blacks Had Not Earned Citizenship
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law after Congress overrode a veto by President Andrew Johnson. In this article, I want to look at…
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When Pres. Johnson Ended the Civil War in 1866 He Began a New War With the Radical Republicans
You may believe that the Civil War ended in 1865 at Appomattox, but not according to Andrew Johnson. On April 2, 1866 Andrew Johnson issued…
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President Johnson Accuses the Radical Republicans of Being Assassins Feb. 1866
With impeachment talk in the air back in 1866, Andrew Johnson came out swinging at the Radical Republicans. Hoping to shift the political scene in…
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Pres. Andrew Johnson’s “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction” May 1865
President Andrew Johnson issued his “Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction,” on May 29, 1865. This proclamation would have a major impact on the South, Confederate…
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