He was an African-American union leader and a fighter for labor rights of African-Americans who is responsible for Roosevelt banning discrimination in the Defense industry during world war 2. Many in the civil rights era were inspired by him 30 years later.</span>
While Lincoln took a moderate approach to Reconstruction, Congress sought to impose ... President Johnson proved to be an obstacle to the Radical Republicans in Congress, ... assassination, attempted to continue Lincoln's vision for Reconstruction.
