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#OTD in 1863 Andrew Johnson freed the enslaved people at his home in Greenville, Tennessee. Johnson was the state's Military Governor at the time. All enslaved people were emancipated in Tennessee on October 24, 1864. A šŸ§µ about Jonson's complicated legacy regarding slavery. Andrew Johnson's home in Greenville, Tennessee.
Johnson was born into a poor family in Raleigh, North Carolina and grew up resenting the enslaving elite. His resentment did not keep him from enslaving others as an adult when he gained the financial ability to do so. In fact, Johnson very much supported slavery.
According to @flingsarahe, Johnson enslaved at least 5 individuals according to the 1860 slave schedule. Evidence suggests that Johnson was the father of two enslaved people named Liz and Florence. Their mother, Dolly, was listed as "black" while her children were "mulatto." Dolly with one of the Johnson children.
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In 1867, some two years after #AndrewJohnson assumed the Presidency on the assassination of #AbrahamLincoln, a crisis arose between the two #political branches of the government. President Andrew Johnson
That crisis culminated in Johnson's impeachment in the House of Representatives and his acquittal by the Senate.

But with what "high crime" or "misdemeanor" was Johnson charged? US Constitution, Article II
Johnson had vetoed a statute, the Tenure in Office Act, but Congress overrode his veto and the Act became the law. Under the TOA, the President was barred from removing any executive officer of the government whose appointment was subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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