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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
-
- Introduction
- Part one: Douglass, Johnson, Lincoln. Prologue: Lincoln's second inauguration ; Southern unionist ; The mission of the war ; "Abraham Lincoln dies, the republic lives"
- Part two: Reconstruction. "There is no such thing as Reconstruction" ; A Moses in the White House ; The black delegation visits a Moses of their people
- Part three: Chaos and resistance. The President's riots ; Shadowing Johnson, defying the loyalists ; Sources of danger to the republic
- Part four: Impeachment in black and white. 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
-
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
- 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 (pages 265-296) 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
- Introduction -- Part one: Douglass, Johnson, Lincoln. Prologue: Lincoln's second inauguration ; Southern unionist ; The mission of the war ; "Abraham Lincoln dies, the republic lives" -- Part two: Reconstruction. "There is no such thing as Reconstruction" ; A Moses in the White House ; The black delegation visits a Moses of their people -- Part three: Chaos and resistance. The President's riots ; Shadowing Johnson, defying the loyalists ; Sources of danger to the republic -- Part four: Impeachment in black and white. 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 physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1196176915
- (OCoLC)on1196176915
- 3823554
- 3917128
- Label
- The failed promise : Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Robert S. Levine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-296) 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
- Introduction -- Part one: Douglass, Johnson, Lincoln. Prologue: Lincoln's second inauguration ; Southern unionist ; The mission of the war ; "Abraham Lincoln dies, the republic lives" -- Part two: Reconstruction. "There is no such thing as Reconstruction" ; A Moses in the White House ; The black delegation visits a Moses of their people -- Part three: Chaos and resistance. The President's riots ; Shadowing Johnson, defying the loyalists ; Sources of danger to the republic -- Part four: Impeachment in black and white. 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 physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1196176915
- (OCoLC)on1196176915
- 3823554
- 3917128
Subject
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment
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