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THE ABOLITION HYPOTHESIS: THADDEUS STEVENS, RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND THE OUTER LIMITS OF AMERICAN LIBERALISM
| Title: | THE ABOLITION HYPOTHESIS: THADDEUS STEVENS, RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND THE OUTER LIMITS OF AMERICAN LIBERALISM . |
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| Name(s): |
Calway, S. Henry , author Engle, Stephen D. , Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Department of History Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2024 | |
| Date Issued: | 2024 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 146 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | On August 11, 1868, Thaddeus Stevens died. He left behind him an unfinished and unjust nation. In his 76 years, he attempted to articulate a vision of American society as a raceblind meritocracy where the rights of individual citizens were safeguarded by a state they directed in common regardless of race, class, or gender. This thesis traces the intellectual path Stevens blazed through politics, economics, and religion as he tried to craft a version of American liberalism equal to the fundamental problems of racism and economic inequality exposed by the Civil War, also treating his unorthodox personal and religious lives. It concludes with a survey of radical remembrances and reassessments of Stevens by activists seeking to follow in his footsteps and remold American society between the counter-revolution of 1877 and the appearance of Eric Foner's revisionist opus Reconstruction: Americas Unfinished Revolution. | |
| Identifier: | FA00014375 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2024. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868 Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868. Reconstruction Liberalism Antislavery movements |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014375 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU |
