Lincoln,. Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 its a tough question. Same thing with someone like washington. Would you have had a United States without a George Washington . Its been interesting. My many, many years in the profession, washington wasnt right at the top as hes moved up among evaluation but how he treated democracy, how he wanted to step back, sort of father the country. He owned slaves and though she shhe punished slaves and other things, the overall thing he was willing to free them. It gets complex. Theres a large framework there and you have to decide which of it youre going to accept. The whole story with jefferson needs to be told. The whole story. If youre going to celebrate jefferson you say this man did not or claimed not to believe in black equality, though he rights all men are created equal. At the same time he felt himself or he at the most was attracted, lets put it that way, if he didnt love an africanamerican young woman who was under ag
White Police Officers or ex Police Officers, as well as the protests around the world, calling for systemic change in a koning for the simple symbols of White Supremacy, many of which relate to the civil war era. Had thisve already conversation, five years ago in fact. Think back to where you were in the summer of 2015. Vernon and ed now, you graciously gave us your time back then, and we spoke in the wake of a Confederate Flag being taken down in South Carolina, following the murder of nine parishioners at southern annual church in charleston at that time. Edna, i would like to start with you. One of the things he said in 2015 was you were encouraged by the change and the flight coming down, its indra. Movementi think this we are seeing at the moment, at the moment, im afraid it is not permanent. You continued as im afraid that it is the right thing to do because the shooting was so horrific but we will forget and go back to where we were, the underlying issue. I would like to start b
And he argues that president lincoln was against slavery, but was willing to accept it in order to preserve the union. This is an hour and a half, hosted by the New York Historical society and the bryant park reading room. Thank you alex castle and paul room arrow. And thanks to the Bryant Park Corporation and the bryant park reading room, and the hsbc corporation and all those who have made it possible for me to appear here tonight. Its a particular privilege to speak here in new york city. Already, in 1860, as it remains today, new york was the nerve center of the nation. The herald, the tribune, the times, the three most influential and widely read newspapers in the United States, were publish right here. Each provides the historian with a wealth of insights, and each informs my presentation tonight. Here is what i am going to talk about. I focus on the fateful series of events in late 1860, and early 1861, when a president ial election triggered a grave crisis, and before long, a c
Democrat who remained loyal to the union during the civil war. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln at a johnson as Vice President to his take it to bolster his reelection chances and johnson ascended to the presidency following lincolns assassination in april 1865. The radical republicans in Congress Found johnsons reconstruction policies too lenient. As a response, they put forth the sweeping 14th amendment which included provisions to ensure former slave citizenship and equal protection and due process of law. Good morning. This is constitutional history of the United States. Today we will be talking about Andrew Johnson, reconstruction and the origins of the 14th amendment. The 14th amendment is an amendment to the constitution, one of the three civil war amendments that is so important and so scrutinized because of the role it played place in deciding whether the federal government has the right to protect individual rights, economic rights, corporate rights. That even judges and scholars who
In the ways memorializing Founding Fathers difference from differs from confederates. President lincolns cottage in washington, d. C. , provided the video. Tonight is not unique in that we will be focusing on preconceptions on memorials, but it is unique in that it is not just a conversation in response to recent events, both the killing of unarmed black citizens by mostly White Police Officers or ex Police Officer as well as the protests across the country and around the world, which have called for both systemic change and a reckoning for the symbols, monuments, memorials and flags of white supremacy. Many of which relate to the civil war era. What makes our conversation tonight also different is that weve already had it. Five years ago, in fact. I want you to all think back to think about where you were in the summer of 2015, vergne and edna you gave us your time back then and you spoke in the rake of the Confederate Flag being taken down following the murder of nine parishioners at