Author : Milton Meltzer
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 1967
Category : African Americans
ISBN :
Life story of the fire-eating Congressman who fought long and hard for the abolition of slavery and often had to endure hatred for his convictions.
Author : Elizabeth Lawson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 1942
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Bruce Levine
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,31 MB
Release : 2022-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1476793387
A “powerful” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the 19th century’s greatest statesmen, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America. Thaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution—a chance to remake the country as a genuine multiracial democracy. As one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress in the years leading up to the war, he was a leader of the young Republican Party’s radical wing, fighting for anti-slavery and anti-racist policies long before party colleagues like Abraham Lincoln endorsed them. These policies—including welcoming black men into the Union’s armies—would prove crucial to the Union war effort. During the Reconstruction era that followed, Stevens demanded equal civil and political rights for Black Americans—rights eventually embodied in the 14th and 15th amendments. But while Stevens in many ways pushed his party—and America—towards equality, he also championed ideas too radical for his fellow Congressmen ever to support, such as confiscating large slaveholders’ estates and dividing the land among those who had been enslaved. In Thaddeus Stevens, acclaimed historian Bruce Levine has written a “vital” (The Guardian), “compelling” (James McPherson) biography of one of the most visionary statesmen of the 19th century and a forgotten champion for racial justice in America.
Author : Hans L. Trefousse
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,59 MB
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0807864994
One of the most controversial figures in nineteenth-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive 'dictator of Congress,' out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse's biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator and a leader in the struggle against slavery. Trefousse traces Stevens's career through its major phases: from his days in the Pennsylvania state legislature, when he antagonized Freemasons, slaveholders, and Jacksonian Democrats, to his political involvement during Reconstruction, when he helped author the Fourteenth Amendment and spurred on the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Throughout, Trefousse explores the motivations for Stevens's lifelong commitment to racial equality, thus furnishing a fuller portrait of the man whose fervent opposition to slavery helped move his more moderate congressional colleagues toward the implementation of egalitarian policies.
Author : Agnes McEnery
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,72 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Socialists
ISBN :
Author : James Albert Woodburn
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Slaves
ISBN :
Author : James Albert Woodburn
Publisher :
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1913
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Thaddeus Stevens
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 1998-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0822970481
Thaddeus Stevens has been called “the greatest dictator Congress ever had,” a man who in 1867 held more political power than any man in the nation, including the president. In his day Stevens grappled with many of the issues that confront us today: racial and economic equality, affirmative action, and equal access to education. The second volume of a two-volume edition covers Steven’s later years during the tumultuous period from the end of the Civil War to his death in1868. It includes letters, speeches, and remarks Stevens delivered as he championed equal rights for the freedmen and steered key Reconstruction measures through Congress. This volume also contains letters from loyalists and ex-Confederates to Stevens reflecting their reactions to conditions in the South.
Author : Barry M. Goldenberg
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2017-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780692919545
Winner of the prestigious Carey McWilliams Prize for best Undergraduate Honors History Thesis at the University of California, Los Angeles, The Unknown Architects of Civil Rights is a groundbreaking book that re-examines three of the most influential-but largely forgotten-civil rights leaders in American history. As civil rights history continues to hold a prominent place in American society, it is only through the courageous actions of Thaddeus Stevens, Ulysses S. Grant, and Charles Sumner that America's most prized Civil Rights gains are emblazoned in our Constitution. Without these powerful and then-famous politicians, the 1960's Civil Rights Movement would not have occurred the way it did--or possibly even at all. During the Reconstruction Era when racism and prejudice was at its height, Stevens, Grant, and Sumner valiantly fought for African American equality only years following the institution of slavery. The Unknown Architects of Civil Rights brings to life the personalities, the struggles, and the legacies of three men who strove towards America's claim of "liberty and justice for all" during this unprecedented time in our nation's history. Review "The Unknown Architects of Civil Rights is a model of excellent research, astute analysis, and engaging discourse....[Goldenberg] succeeds in both differentiating and connecting the efforts of these men to keep America on its uncertain course towards democracy." --UCLA Department of History
Author : James Albert 1856- [From Old Woodburn
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781020750533
This book explores the role of Thaddeus Stevens, a key leader in the Republican Party during the Civil War, in shaping the Union's war policies. Stevens advocated for a more aggressive military approach to defeat the Confederacy and was a strong supporter of emancipation and the rights of African Americans. Woodburn's analysis sheds light on the complex political landscape of the Civil War era and the debates surrounding war policy and emancipation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
