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Bruce Levine on the Radicalism of Thaddeus Stevens (Season 1, Episode 263)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

Bruce Levine is the author of "Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice," which is out TODAY. He talks with Mark about Thaddeus Stevens' revolutionary politics, as one of the first white people to demand ...See moreBruce Levine is the author of "Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice," which is out TODAY. He talks with Mark about Thaddeus Stevens' revolutionary politics, as one of the first white people to demand reparations for slaves (freed Black people were the first). Stevens operated under what was an extremely radical and controversial belief at the time: that all should be treated equally under the law. Through his story, we see how politics are cyclical and much of what we're experiencing today, with H.R. 40 and Donald Trump's impeachment, can be related to Stevens' own journey as a politician ahead of his time. See less
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Brittany Temple (producer)
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Mar 2, 2021 (United States)

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Bruce Levine
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