Civil War History: Presidential v...

Civil War History: Presidential vs. Congressional Reconstruction (Part 13)

History No One Taught You by ian@iasoftware.org

Episode notes

In spring 1865, the Civil War had ended but the question of who would rebuild the South remained unanswered. This episode examines the clash between Lincoln and Johnson’s lenient Presidential Reconstruction plans and the far stricter Congressional approach championed by Radical Republicans.