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SUMMARY:The Election of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment: Union Veterans 
 Stand for Equality Under the Law
LOCATION:Quince Orchard Library\nQuince Orchard Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Stephen A. Goldman as he links Union veterans' milita
 ry service to their staunch support for the 14th Amendment's equality unde
 r the law and commitment to the Civil War's "unfinished work.".\nhttps://m
 cpl.libnet.info/event/9237764
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Though midterm rather than presidential\, 
 election stakes were high for the cause of equality in 1866. Reconstructio
 n was underway\, but the administration of Andrew Johnson and the Republic
 an-controlled Congress had very different ideas about how to reunite the n
 ation.</p>\n<p>Join psychiatrist and author <a href="https://mcpl.aspendis
 covery.org/Author/Home?author=%22Goldman%2C%20Stephen%20A%22" target="_bla
 nk" rel="noopener">Dr. Stephen A. Goldman</a> as he explains why the soldi
 ers' and sailors' vote would greatly determine the upcoming elections and 
 how competing conventions of Union veterans were organized. At the same ti
 me\, he will link their staunch support for passage of the Fourteenth Amen
 dment\, and equal protection under the law\, to their splendid Civil War s
 ervice and commitment to "the unfinished work" in the decades that followe
 d.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Stephen A. Goldman\, M.D.&nbsp\;is a psychiatrist
  with decades of experience in academic and clinical medicine\, and public
  health. Having treated and worked with combat veterans\, he has deeply st
 udied the Civil War\, Reconstruction\, race\, and the impact of war itself
 . His thought-provoking findings have been welcomed on television\, radio\
 , podcasts\, and other venues.</p>\n<p>Looking for more fun things&nbsp\;t
 o do at MCPL? Check out our other engaging&nbsp\;<a href="https://mcpl.lib
 net.info/events?r=today" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Events</a>.</p>\n<
 p>Don't have a card right now? No worries! Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="
 https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/registration.html#Communic
 o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>
 Questions about this program?</strong> Contact the Quince Orchard Library 
 at 240-777-0200.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong><
 /p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a hre
 f="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">
 English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at l
 east five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. C
 ontact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-7
 77-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</
 p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/9237764
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