Cholera and Benjamin Harrison

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics

Bruce Carlson

News, Politics, History

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In 1892, a dreaded disease caused a President to navigate local health situation and created a new law. We look at the precedent-setting quarantine order of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison. While we are at it, we look at Harrison's presidency, policies, his influence on future events, his failed attempt to obtain fair elections for both African Americans and city dwellers, and how he annoyed Theodore Roosevelt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Air Wave Media Podcast.
0:05.0	The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.
0:10.0	When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves.
0:14.0	And when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over,
0:18.0	turned into a struggle to guarantee liberty and justice for all Americans.
0:23.0	I'm Tracy.
0:24.0	And I'm Rich.
0:25.0	And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era in American history.
0:32.0	Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction wherever you find your podcasts.
0:45.0	The ship made its way to the Long Island shore and on board was a senator, a theater producer, a socialite, and others.
0:54.0	But the first thing they noticed is the approach the coast is the clam boats
1:00.0	that normally would be in this fishing area of Long Island New York.
1:05.0	They're all empty.
1:06.0	No one's in the boats and then as the boat gets closer, tries to embark.
1:12.0	You see the brick bats and hundreds of angry men with bats.
1:18.0	Refusing to allow the ship.
1:21.0	They toss a line. It's tossed back. They try to embark. The crew is attacked.
1:27.0	Three times they try and three times they beat back.
1:30.0	Until back into the water this ship goes with its passenger cargo.
1:35.0	Despite the violence of the incidents, despite the rootness of the incidents, it's not a war. It's America.
1:42.0	And it's 1892.
1:51.0	The Little General, they called him. Now they called him Mr. President.
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