Thaddeus Stevens

This biography of Thaddeus Stevens explores the life of a 19th-century statesman and pioneering abolitionist dedicated to fighting slavery and promoting racial justice. It highlights Stevens's role in viewing the Civil War as an opportunity to reshape America into a multiracial democracy, and his efforts during Reconstruction to secure civil and political rights for Black Americans. Renowned historian Bruce Levine provides a compelling account of Stevens’s radical ideas and his significant influence on American history.