Republican National Convention of 1868

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political convention
gptkbp:addressed veterans' issues
gptkbp:approves Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:compatibleWith Republican_Party_platform
gptkbp:date May 20-21, 1868
gptkbp:discusses economic policies
gptkbp:featuredIn civil rights
gptkbp:features party leaders
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:historicalSignificance solidified_Republican_dominance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republican National Convention of 1868
gptkbp:includes platform planks on civil rights
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_featured_in political rallies
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_of_1872
prominent politicians
delegates from various states
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy intense debates
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical records
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:isEnhancedBy gptkb:George_W._Julian
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy post-Civil_War_sentiments
gptkbp:isNotableFor Grant's_nomination
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy newspapers
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor its impact on future elections
shaping_Republican_policies
gptkbp:keyIssues Reconstruction
gptkbp:location gptkb:International_Amphitheatre
gptkbp:notable_winners gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Schuyler_Colfax
gptkbp:notableFeature former_Union_generals
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_of_1864
gptkbp:promoted African_American_suffrage
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Republican_electoral_victory_in_1868
Grant's_presidency
gptkbp:significantEvent first convention after the Civil War
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_of_1872
gptkbp:supplyChain gptkb:George_W._Julian
gptkbp:visitedBy delegates
gptkbp:voterTurnout majority vote
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt unifying the party
gptkbp:wasHomeTo gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_of_1864
Reconstruction Era
the political landscape of the 1860s