Read the veto messages of President Andrew Johnson, who tried to block Reconstruction after taking over for the assassinated Abraham Lincoln, and you might mistake them for words written 150 years ...

It didn’t help that President Andrew Johnson, a former slave owner, was a Southern sympathizer. Tragically, an era so full of promise ended with few lasting accomplishments.

Read the veto messages of President Andrew Johnson, who tried to block Reconstruction after taking over for the assassinated Abraham Lincoln, and you might mistake them for words written 150 years ...

Object Details Artist Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902 Sitter Andrew Johnson, 29 Dec 1808 - 31 Jul 1875 Exhibition Label President Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) sparked Northern outrage by favoring ...

The Reconstruction Era was from 1861 to 1898. This era was when the United States was grappling with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social ...

Professor Michael Ross explains the Reconstruction policies of President Andrew Johnson. Bell Ringer Assignment Describe the makeup of Congress during the beginning of the Reconstruction period.

The post-Civil War Reconstruction era marked a period of massive advancements for Black Americans. But many American students are taught a racist, inaccurate version of this history.