The Reconstruction post-Civil War was discussed in terms of
why it was unsuccessful. Andrew Johnson’s
impeachment and why the Radical Republicans did not achieve their aim or
removing him, Ulysses S. Grant, his character as well as issues he had within
his government that hurt his reputation and the relationship that both Lincoln
and Grant had with the South and how they were “friends of the South” were also
reviewed.
The Ku Klux Klan, its inception and founding leader Nathan
Bedford Forrest was discussed as well as the origin of the donkey and elephant
symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties. Finally, the events
surrounding the election of Rutherford B. Hayes were discussed.
