Confederate surrender at appomattox and the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln in this period of uncertainty americans wondered how the new president Andrew Johnson would lead the divided nation many especially in africanamericans were hopeful that johnson would actively promote cause of black equality. Black leaders. However became disillusioned with johnson after a dramatic meeting with the president at the white house Frederick Douglass attack johnsons policies in a number of lectures across the country. Johnsons conflict with congress over reconstruction eventually led to his impeachment. Within the records of the National Archives is the resolution to impeach johnson written on a scrap of paper and introduced in the us house of representatives of february 21st, 1868. Three days later the house voted 128 to 47 to adopt the rest of resolution. In the failed promise Robert S Levine portrays the conflicts that brought Frederick Douglass and the wider black community to reject
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Happening in our country. The president of the United States is willing to trash his Intelligence Community. Theres clear evidence of collusion with the russians. It just happens to be with the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National committee. Its about a distorted memo that the republicans decided to put forth. Serious concerns about the integrity of decisions that were made at the highest level of the department. This is a red herring, an attempt to confuse everybody. There is a lot of fear in washington that the president is gearing up to fire the Deputy Attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. The president was asked about it today. You figure that one out. The firing of rob rose stein in my view would be an act of obstruction of justice. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning, and thank you very much for spending time with us. The buildups over, the memos out. The question is, will the leaders of the fbi and department of justice, previ