For the week of August 5-11 August 5 1865—President Andrew Johnson reverses an order giving land abandoned or confiscated from slave-owning Whites to former Black…
For the week of July 30-August 5 July 30 1863—President Abraham Lincoln issues his famous “eye-for-an-eye” order. The order was basically a threat aimed at…
For the week of April 16-22 April 16 1862—President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would…
