Frank Cirillo has given Civil War Era historians something fresh to ponder. Frank's book, The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union (LSU Press), showcases how we must not make generalizations about a group and it's our job to look beyond what we tend to see in our research.

Frank highlights the various factions within the abolitionist movement before, during, and after the Civil War. This is one book you'll definitely want on your shelves and this is an episode that you'll want to tune in to!