Amos Akerman

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Portrait of Amos T. Akerman, United States Attorney General under President Ulysses S. Grant, wearing a suit jacket, facing forward with a serious expression.

Amos Akerman

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…staff reporting to him was Amos Akerman, appointed by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. Akerman, who had served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, faced two enormous challenges: policing the westward expansion of railroads and enforcing laws meant to protect the rights of recently freed African Americans.
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…staff reporting to him was Amos Akerman, appointed by Pres. Ulysses S. Grant. Akerman, who had served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, faced two enormous challenges: policing the westward expansion of railroads and enforcing laws meant to protect the rights of recently freed African Americans.
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