Reading Proclamation Declaring the Insurrection at an End | Alexandria
Read Proclamation Declaring the Insurrection at an End by Andrew Johnson. Declaring victory over insurrection, Johnson's 1866 proclamation exposed a haunting paradox: can peace truly be decreed by presidential pen? This contentious document revealed how fragile national unity was - and remains. Its premature claims of reconciliation offer a stark warning about rushing to pronounce deep wounds healed.