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The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Robert S. Levine
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- Summary
- "The absorbing narrative of Frederick Douglass's heated struggle with President Andrew Johnson reveals a new perspective on Reconstruction's demise. When Andrew Johnson rose to the presidency after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, African Americans were optimistic that Johnson would pursue aggressive federal policies for Black equality. Just a year earlier, Johnson had cast himself as a "Moses" for the Black community. Frederick Douglass, the country's most influential Black leader, increasingly doubted the president was sincere in supporting Black citizenship. In a dramatic meeting between Johnson and a Black delegation at the White House, the president and Douglass came to verbal blows over the fate of Reconstruction. Their animosity only grew as Johnson sought to undermine Reconstruction and conciliate leaders of the former Confederate states. Robert S. Levine grippingly recounts the conflicts that led to Johnson's impeachment from the perspective of Douglass and the wider Black community. In counterpointing the lives and careers of Douglass and Johnson, Levine offers a fresh vision of the lost promise and dire failure of Reconstruction"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 312 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: Lincoln's Second Inauguration
- Southern Unionist
- The Mission of the War
- "Abraham Lincoln Dies, the Republic Lives"
- "There Is No Such Thing as Reconstruction"
- A Moses in the White House
- The Black Delegation Visits a Moses of Their People
- The President's Riots
- Shadowing Johnson, Defying the Loyalists
- Sources of Danger to the Republic
- A Job Offer
- The Trials of Impeachment
- "Demented Moses of Tennessee"
- Epilogue: "We Have a Fight on Our Hands"
- Isbn
- 9781324004752
- Label
- The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Title
- The failed promise
- Title remainder
- Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert S. Levine
- Title variation
- Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
- Subject
-
- Presidents -- United States
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- trueReconstruction (United States history)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
- Racism
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- trueFreed people
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
- Opposition (Political science)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The absorbing narrative of Frederick Douglass's heated struggle with President Andrew Johnson reveals a new perspective on Reconstruction's demise. When Andrew Johnson rose to the presidency after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, African Americans were optimistic that Johnson would pursue aggressive federal policies for Black equality. Just a year earlier, Johnson had cast himself as a "Moses" for the Black community. Frederick Douglass, the country's most influential Black leader, increasingly doubted the president was sincere in supporting Black citizenship. In a dramatic meeting between Johnson and a Black delegation at the White House, the president and Douglass came to verbal blows over the fate of Reconstruction. Their animosity only grew as Johnson sought to undermine Reconstruction and conciliate leaders of the former Confederate states. Robert S. Levine grippingly recounts the conflicts that led to Johnson's impeachment from the perspective of Douglass and the wider Black community. In counterpointing the lives and careers of Douglass and Johnson, Levine offers a fresh vision of the lost promise and dire failure of Reconstruction"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levine, Robert S.
- Dewey number
- 973.8
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E668
- LC item number
- .L683 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Douglass, Frederick
- Johnson, Andrew
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Robert S. Levine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Lincoln's Second Inauguration -- Southern Unionist -- The Mission of the War -- "Abraham Lincoln Dies, the Republic Lives" -- "There Is No Such Thing as Reconstruction" -- A Moses in the White House -- The Black Delegation Visits a Moses of Their People -- The President's Riots -- Shadowing Johnson, Defying the Loyalists -- Sources of Danger to the Republic -- A Job Offer -- The Trials of Impeachment -- "Demented Moses of Tennessee" -- Epilogue: "We Have a Fight on Our Hands"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 312 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324004752
- Lccn
- 2021005132
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40030697681
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- on1196176915
- (OCoLC)1196176915
- Label
- The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Robert S. Levine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Lincoln's Second Inauguration -- Southern Unionist -- The Mission of the War -- "Abraham Lincoln Dies, the Republic Lives" -- "There Is No Such Thing as Reconstruction" -- A Moses in the White House -- The Black Delegation Visits a Moses of Their People -- The President's Riots -- Shadowing Johnson, Defying the Loyalists -- Sources of Danger to the Republic -- A Job Offer -- The Trials of Impeachment -- "Demented Moses of Tennessee" -- Epilogue: "We Have a Fight on Our Hands"
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 312 pages
- Isbn
- 9781324004752
- Lccn
- 2021005132
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030697681
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1196176915
- (OCoLC)1196176915
Subject
- Presidents -- United States
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- trueReconstruction (United States history)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
- Racism
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- trueFreed people
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
- Opposition (Political science)
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