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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01407 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Extract from a speech regarding Wade's opposition to President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies |
| Date | 18 January 1866 |
| Author | Wade, Benjamin Franklin (1800-1878) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Wade elaborates on his unwavering political stance, especially supporting the patriotism and loyal of black Americans who served gallantly in the Civil War. States: "Now Sir I say to President Johnson, to the Democratic party, and to the people of the United States, that I will never yield the controversy -- until all men in America shall stand upon an equal footing -- equal before the law in every respect ... I was one of those who was an early advocate of bringing those colored people into your army invoking their aid to put down the rebellion ... Would I lend my voice and vote to induce that people to jeopard their lives in defense of their country and then turn them over to ... their enemies?" |
| Subjects | African American History Politics Reconstruction President African American Troops Democratic Party Civil Rights Military History Civil War Congress Government and Civics |
| People | Wade, Benjamin Franklin (1800-1878) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; The American Civil War; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Wade served as a United States Senator from Ohio 1851-1868. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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