Reframing America

Fifty Shades of White Supremacy: Andrew Johnson's Presidency


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The Civil War was over, but the fight had just begun. In the wake of President Lincoln's assassination, the reeling nation needed a steady hand and a unified government for guidance. Unfortunately, America got President Andrew Johnson instead. Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen sift through the rubble of Andrew Johnson's disastrous presidency, an administration that offered the nation its first impeachment, a no-holds-barred fight between the executive and legislative branches, and an enormous step backward on the path to racial justice.

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