Presidential Biographies: Andrew Johnson

[kensmind]

Books about Andrew Johnson usually focus on two aspects of his story: his role in reconstruction of the nation following the end of the Civil War, and his impeachment, the first of any US President. Johnson rose from humble beginnings and his path to the Presidency was an unexpected one. He was a rare bird, someone loyal to the Union even after his

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[seaivy]

some "science" of the time considered the negro a sub species and not fully human
so they were in the same category as the farm animals and carriage horse
to be used in business

[kensmind]

That must have been the science that Roger Taney and James Buchanan studied.