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Radical Republicans and the Freedmen's Bureau: Reconstruction Efforts
This video examines the role of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction, highlighting their push for civil rights and the abolition of enslavement. Learn about their conflict with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, the passage of the...
Wonderscape
Andrew Johnson and the Rise of Black Codes
This video examines President Andrew Johnson's controversial role during the Reconstruction Era. After Lincoln's death, Johnson's policies, including overturning the "40 acres" order and vetoing civil rights legislation, shaped the...
Wonderscape
The Civil War and Reconstruction: Rebuilding a Divided Nation
This video covers the key events of the Civil War and the challenges of the Reconstruction Era. Learn about the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation, the differing approaches to reunifying the Union, and the struggles faced by...
Hip Hughes History
The 15th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Wrap your head around the 15th Amendment and its effect on the nation.
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1864 Explained
Think a little thing like a Civil War is going to get in the way of a Presidential election? Think again! Watch Lincoln take on his General, George McClellan. Check out more elections! • Presidential Elec...
Hip Hughes History
Article IV for Dummies: Full Faith and Credit Explained
Article IV of the US Constitution explained including the Full Faith and Credit Clause, the Privileges and Immunities Clause and the admission of new states. The Constitution for Dummies series continues with an explanation of all four...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1868 Explained
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1868 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horatio Seymour during the height of Radical Reconstruction.
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1872 Explained
A video lecture summarizing the Presidential Election of 1872 between Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley. MISTAKE! Greeley was the editor of the TRIBUNE not the HERALD! ugh.
Hip Hughes History
Reconstruction After the Civil War -- US History Review
HipHughes gives you a hug and then a big fat slug as he guides you through U.S. Reconstruction. Come in and learn the basic or just brush up on your dusty noodle.... What were the competing plans? Were there any successes? Why did...
Curated Video
Thaddeus Stevens: an Abolitionist Who Championed the Rights of Blacks
Born on the 4th April 1792, in Danville, Vermont, United States, Thaddeus Stevens was known to be a fearsome reformer, who never backed down from a fight. Having witnessed the oppressive slave system at close range, he developed a fierce...
Hip Hughes History
The Andrew Johnson Impeachment Explained: US History Review
Travel back with HipHughes and take a whack at Andrew Johnson! Why was Andy impeached and why the hell is Edwin Stanton barricaded in his office?
Professor Dave Explains
Andrew Johnson: First Impeached (1865 - 1869)
Lincoln's Assassination shocked the nation, and there were even rumors that his Vice President Andrew Johnson had something to do with it. Either way, Johnson became president upon Lincoln's death, and every historian agrees he was...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1868
The 21st Presidential election in American history took place on November 3rd, 1868. It was the first one to take place after the Civil War, and the first to take place during a period historians refer to as the Reconstruction Era. The...