1868 State of the Union Address
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:state_highway
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_1867_State_of_the_Union_Address
gptkb:The_1869_State_of_the_Union_Address |
| gptkbp:audience |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:context |
Post-Civil War America
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Featured in documentaries.
Referenced in historical studies. Analyzed in political science. Cited in discussions of civil rights. Used in educational curricula. |
| gptkbp:date |
December 7, 1868
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| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 1 hour
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| gptkbp:events |
Annual address
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
Congressional response
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| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:language
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Scholars debate its effectiveness.
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Criticism from Democrats.
Mixed responses from Congress. Support from Radical Republicans. Marked a shift in federal policy towards Reconstruction. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1868 State of the Union Address
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future policies on Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Political climate of the time
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future State of the Union Addresses.
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Enforcement_Acts
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875 gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:notable_members |
Cabinet members
Members of Congress Supreme Court justices Diplomatic representatives |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The great question of the day is, how to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
" We must not only be loyal to the Union, but we must also be loyal to the principles of liberty and justice." |
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Andrew Johnson's last address
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
Grant's first term |
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Historical document
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| gptkbp:recorded_by |
Transcripts exist
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866 Establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau Passage of the 14th Amendment |
| gptkbp:shipping_options |
Oral presentation
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| gptkbp:significance |
First address by Ulysses S. Grant
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| gptkbp:subject |
Reconstruction
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:1869_State_of_the_Union_Address
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Economic_recovery
Civil Rights Reconstruction policies National unity |
| gptkbp:year |
1868
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