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What were two reasons why Andrew Johnson opposed giving African Americans the right to vote?

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Andrew Johnson is opposing due to these 2 major reasons:

First, the black or the African-Americans did not ask their right to vote. Second, the Federal government did not have enough power or prerogative in giving agreement to the blacks the right to vote, they might violating the voting rights.

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