| | In 1868, Harlan became a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and supported [[Ulysses S. Grant]] for president.<ref name="ANB"/> | | In 1868, Harlan became a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and supported [[Ulysses S. Grant]] for president.<ref name="ANB"/> |
| − | Although Harlan had opposed succession during the Civil War,<ref name="ANB"/> he supported slavery and opposed the Emancipation Proclamation.<ref name="ANB"/><ref name="PBS">[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/robes_harlan.html John Marshall Harlan - Supreme Court History]. ''PBS.org''. December 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> Harlan also opposed the Thirteenth Amendment when it was proposed, on the grounds that it violated state sovereignty.<ref name="ANB"/> However, after the election of Grant as president in 1868, he renounced those views and switched to supporting civil rights, endorsing the Thirteenth and [[Fourteenth Amendment]]s to the United States Constitution.<ref name="ANBO"/><ref name="PBS"/> | + | Although Harlan had opposed succession during the Civil War,<ref name="ANB"/> he supported slavery and opposed the Emancipation Proclamation.<ref name="ANB"/><ref name="PBS">[http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/antebellum/robes_harlan.html John Marshall Harlan - Supreme Court History]. ''PBS.org''. December 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> Harlan also opposed the Thirteenth Amendment when it was proposed, on the grounds that it violated state sovereignty.<ref name="ANB"/> However, after the election of Grant as president in 1868, he renounced those views and switched to supporting civil rights, endorsing the Thirteenth and [[Fourteenth Amendment]]s to the United States Constitution.<ref name="ANB"/><ref name="PBS"/> |