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 ...

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.

On March 4, 1865, at the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson made a speech in the Senate chambers before being sworn in as the 16th Vice-President of the United States.

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.

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We are witnessing a rise in white nationalism and overtly racisms that parallels period that ended Reconstruction era, Kevin McGruder writes. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.