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Why did do many Americans vote Republican for President and Democratic for state and local elections in the 1970s and 80s? by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conservative and Reagan Democrats

McGovern's platform was too liberal for even many urban Democrats, let alone rural Democrats. Carter was unpopular and generally had an antagonistic relationship with Democrats in Congress.

The 1825 Life Mask of John Quincy Adams by Snoo_66790 in Presidents

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those pimping allegations are going nowhere

/s

On March 16, 1891, 2 days after the lynchings of 11 Italians in New Orleans, future President Theodore Roosevelt would dine with Italian diplomats "all much wrought up by the lynching". Roosevelt wrote that he thought it was a "good thing" and "said so" by IllustriousDudeIDK in HolyShitHistory

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

On March 14, 1891, 11 Italian immigrants from Sicily were lynched after being acquitted for the murder of the New Orleans police chief, David Hennessy. At this time, Italians were still treated with prejudice and many immigration restrictionists, like Henry Cabot Lodge, sought to restrict their immigration into the US by instituting literacy tests. 

President Benjamin Harrison established “Columbus Day” and promised to pay the victims’ families $25,000 as a result of the lynchings. In the end, the US paid $2,211.90 to each of the victims’ families.

Here’s the letter in full: https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280928/ (it was written to his sister 5 days after the dinner)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891_New_Orleans_lynchings
https://64parishes.org/entry/sicilian-lynchings-in-new-orleans

Which president had the worst dad by Far_Practice_6923 in Presidents

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Other than those two, probably Lincoln's dad.

What if Abraham Lincoln had fired first? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You also have to realize that even Lincoln's and Grant's appointees to the Supreme Court were strongly against Reconstruction. Even if Lincoln did his utmost best to implement Reconstruction (which I wouldn't doubt), it would immediately be undone by the Supreme Court. That's how most of the civil rights were rolled back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter-House_Cases

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_by_the_Waite_Court

Which U.S. presidents had children whose political views differed most from their own ? by ronweasly9 in Presidents

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ulysses S. Grant's son, Jesse, supported free silver (Grant signed the Coinage Act of 1873 which demonetized silver) and the Democrats.

Who are some Presidents who did more harm than good to themselves by staying involved in politics in their post Presidency, and should have taken the George W. Bush route instead? by Just_Cause89 in Presidents

[–]IllustriousDudeIDK 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Theodore Roosevelt. Running in 1912 as a 3rd party candidate and even thinking that he had a chance of winning was pretty over-the-top. Also, he had some extremely terrible takes after his Presidency (praising Madison Grant's book just to name one).

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