The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021].
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First edition
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1 volume : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895.
Johnson, Andrew, -- 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
Douglass, Frederick, -- 1818-1895.
Johnson, Andrew, -- 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
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Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Street Date
2108
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description
"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"--,Provided by publisher
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Levine, R. S. 1. (2021). The failed promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson (First edition). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levine, Robert S. 1953-. 2021. The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levine, Robert S. 1953-. The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Levine, Robert S. 1953-. The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson First edition, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
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