The premise behind thaddeus stevens' view of reconstruction was that the south should be

Thaddeus Stevens' view while reconstructing the south is that it should be populated with black and white yeoman. He even opposed Abraham Lincoln reconstruction plan saying that it was too lenient and also played a huge part in removing the slavery in US. Due to the reformation steps taken in reconstruction in that period by him, it is called as radical reconstruction.

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