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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04324 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Charles Sumner to unknown discussing that he is against Grant's renomination |
| Date | 16 April 1872 |
| Author | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He is against the renomination of Grant, "believing him entirely unworthy." He also writes that Grant has "little thought for the colored race" and freedmen. re: attacking Grant's nomination |
| Subjects | Freemen African American History Politics Election Government and Civics President |
| People | Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; The Presidency; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | A congressman representing Massachusetts, Sumner had vocalized his feelings about reconstruction even before the end of the war. Throughout the war he constituted himself as the special champion of the black man, encouraging emancipation, enlistment in the Union army, and establishing the Freedmen's Bureau. Sumner strongly opposed Andrew Johnson and participated in his impeachment trial. He also opposed Grant, particularly Grant's scheme to annex San Domingo. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |