CSPAN QA With Scott Greenberger October 2, 2017
Abolitionist preacher. He grew up in a very religious environment. College, he was a teacher and became a lawyer. He was involved in a very important case, the decentralization of new york city stre desegreatio desegregation of new york city street bars. He was a quartermaster in the union army. A bona fide opportunities for lining his own pockets. Which he did not do as many as others did. But he became involved in the machine politics of that era. Thebecame close to flamboyant new york box. New york boss. He is an extremely interesting character. He served as president from 1881, when garfie...