Attorney David O. Stewart, author of Impeached: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy, explains how lawyers helped slow the process of removing the 17th president from office. Stewart offered these comments during part two of a special May 10, 2011, forum on Johnson sponsored by the N.C. History Project, Campbell Law School, and N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law. NCHP is a project of the John Locke Foundation. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
First in Freedom: Halifax Resolves adopted 248 years ago today
Today marks the 248th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, a catalyst of the Declaration of Independence.