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The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens: April 1865-August 1868
Thaddeus Stevens
Beverly Wilson Palmer
Holly Byers Ochoa
出版
University of Pittsburgh Press
, 1997
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Political
History / United States / 19th Century
Political Science / Human Rights
ISBN
0822940523
9780822940524
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Q3h2AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
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.