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Hardcover The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Book

ISBN: 1324004754

ISBN13: 9781324004752

The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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When Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the country was on the precipice of radical change. Johnson, seemingly more progressive than Lincoln, looked like the ideal person to lead the country. He had already cast himself as a "Moses" for the Black community, and African Americans were optimistic that he would pursue aggressive federal policies for Black equality.

Despite this early promise, Frederick...

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