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
Conversations with nonfiction authors and others making things happen. Weekly hour long conversations that regularly feature authors on Nonfiction Books about a variety of topics and behind the scenes of the Nonfiction Book Publishing Industry with industry updates and best sellers lists. Find our podcasts by downloading the free cspan app and wherever you get your podcasts and our website, cspan. Org podcast. April, 1865 brought the confederate surrender at appmattox and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and many africanamericans were hopeful that johnson would promote. And they were disillusioned with johnson, after Frederick Douglass talked about it. And eventually led to his impeachment. Within the records of the archives is the impeachment of johnson, february 1868. Three days later 12847 voted to adopt the resolution. In the failed promise, Robert Levine brought Frederick Douglass and wider black community to reject Andrew Johnson and call for a guilty verdict in his impeachm
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