The Opelousas Massacre of up to 300 African-American Republicans by Democrats
The Opelousas Massacre occurred on September 28, 1868 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. The event is also referred to as The Opelousas Riot by some historians. …
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14th Amendment to the Constitution is Adopted
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is one of the most important and most frequently cited amendments in American jurisprudence, and its applicability, as …
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
This is the ‘official story’ from Wikipedia: The impeachment of Andrew Johnson occurred in 1868, when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach …