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POSTWAR CONTRIBUTIONS OF KEY LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR
KEY LEADERS:
- Robert E. Lee
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Frederick Douglass
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
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After the Civil War
- Both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant urged reconciliation between the North and the South
- Frederick Douglass became the leading spokesman for African Americans in the nation
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POST WAR CONTRIBUTIONS
Robert E. Lee
- Urged Southerners to reconcile and rejoin the United States
- Served as president of Washington College (Washington & Lee University today)
- Emphasized the importance of education to the nation’s future
Ulysses S. Grant
- Urged radical Republicans not to be harsh with former Confederates
- Was elected president and served during most of Reconstruction
- Advocated rights for the freedman
- Opposed retribution directed at the defeated South
Frederick Douglass
- Supported full equality for African Americans
- Advocated for the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments
- Encouraged federal government actions to protect the rights of freedmen in the South
- Served as ambassador to Haiti and in the civil service
Definitions
radical republicans - a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from about 1854 (before the American Civil War) until the end of Reconstruction in 1877
Advocate - a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
retribution - punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved