In 1862, he was elected to the Missouri state legislature on the radical emancipation ticket, and positioned himself as an immediate emancipationist . In 1864, he resumed business pursuits, became editor of the " Westliche Post ", and took an active part in the presidential campaign.
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Three visions of Civil War memory appeared during Reconstruction : the reconciliationist vision, which was rooted in coping with the death and devastation the war had brought; the white supremacist vision, which included terror and violence; and the emancipationist vision, which sought full freedom, citizenship and Constitutional equality for African Americans.
