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 African Americans, were hopeful that johnson would actively promote the cause of black equality. Black leaders, however, became disillusioned with johnson after a dramatic meeting with the president at the white house. Frederik Johnson 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 u. S. House of representatives. Three days later, the house voted 100 to adopt the resolution. In the failed promise, he portrays the conflicts that brought Frederick Douglass and the wider black community to reject Andrew Johnson and called for a guilty verdict in his impeachment trial. Robert s levine is the distingu
A man accused of murder has had his case dismissed after a judge ruled that the Lake Dallas Police Department violated due process, destroyed evidence and failed to disclose evidence
A man accused of murder has had his case dismissed after a judge ruled that the Lake Dallas Police Department violated due process, destroyed evidence and failed to disclose evidence
0 could it mean higher pay for them or higher prices for you. your new day starts right now. announcer: this is new day with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. good morning. welcome to new day, thursday, december 5th, 6:00 in the east. winter s grip getting tighter. the next phase of extreme weather expected to be a major ice storm across the southern plains into the ohio valley. texas, oklahoma, arkansas, under the gun. more snow will fall in already hard-hit spots like denver. that s where ana cabrera is. good morning. reporter: it is incredibly cold here this morning. denver hit a record yesterday of negative 13 degrees below 0. and the temperatures are still falling, negative 14 degrees in denver right now. so dangerously cold. in colorado, of course, is not alone as this arctic air mass continues to spread. a dangerous and drastic temperature plunge has millions shivering this morning across the country. well, the thermometer in my truck said 7 degrees