The First Impeachment: President Johnson’s Battle Against American Rights

October 16, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm; Addolorata Villa

Address: 555 McHenry Rd. Wheeling, IL 60090

JOIN US for a fascinating multimedia presentation by Presidential and Congressional award winning historian and public speaker Joyce Haworth

The Civil War was over, the Confederacy surrendered, and America was at last free of slavery. But Andrew Johnson, Lincoln’s former Vice President, opposed the idea rights for the formerly enslaved. Congress dug in for a battle, the Confederate states instituted a “second slavery,” and northern Americans had to decide what the war had been all about. Historian Joyce Haworth will tell the tale of a lock-in, a showdown, and the first impeachment of a president.

RSVP to Liz Starman at 847•808•4421 or email estarman@franciscancommunities.org.