This rankled Stevens and his fellow Radical Republicans in Congress, who sought to eradicate all vestiges of slavery and extend equal treatment to freed African-Americans. This plaque on the Thaddeus ...

ALONG SOUTH QUEEN STREET IN LANCASTER, THERE’S A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING THE HOME OF ABOLITIONIST THADDEUS STEVENS. SOON, THE BRICK THREE STORY WILL BE KNOWN AS THE STEVENS AND SMITH CENTER FOR HISTORY AND ...