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American History

bucolic_frolic

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2. In my cursory coursework in US history

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2024, 09:02 AM

Oct 2024

in high school and poli sci in college, Reconstruction was barely mentioned, and college was a liberal institution! Grant was described at the time as corrupt, but reality was the exact opposite.

Please note this is some of the consequence of Amendment 14, and our much mentioned sec 3, which our current SCOTUS chose to invalidate or ignore, same thing, when granting Trump immunity. These were the mechanisms of keeping insurrectionists from power. Grant is not studied a lot. He was commanding general of the Army after the Civil War, and oversaw Reconstruction from Washington D.C.

I think he put the teeth into the rule of law, as president. He fought the Klan.

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On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 OP

Vital point of history. Excellent post (one of many of yours). . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #1

Thank you. Posting these has been my pleasure. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 #4

In my cursory coursework in US history bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #2

Grant, one of the most underrated Presidents in our history... NNadir Oct 2024 #3