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12 de nov. de 2020 · Updated on November 12, 2020. Thaddeus Stevens was an influential Congressman from Pennsylvania known for his staunch opposition to the institution of enslavement during the years preceding and during the Civil War. Considered the leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives, he also played a major role at the beginning of ...
Today Thaddeus Stevens is finally getting his due. In Gettysburg, a scrappy band of citizens erected a bronze statue of Stevens in front of the Adams County courthouse in April 2022.
11 de jun. de 2018 · Thaddeus Stevens. Thaddeus Stevens was a leading Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the American Civil War (1861–65). During Reconstruction, the period after the war when the Southern states were being readmitted to the Union, he was a fiery advocate of strong measures to ensure civil rights for blacks in the South and to limit the power of former leaders of the ...
12 de ene. de 2024 · Early Life. Thaddeus Stevens was born in Danville, Vermont, on April 4, 1792. He was the second of four sons of Joshua Stevens and Sally (Morrill) Stevens. Born with a club foot that hindered him throughout his life, Stevens’ youth was rife with hardship. His father, an unsuccessful shoemaker, was also an alcoholic.
Thaddeus Stevens (zwischen 1860 und 1868, Mathew B. Brady/Levin Corbin Handy) Thaddeus Stevens (* 4.April 1792 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont; † 11. August 1868 in Washington, D.C.), auch bekannt als „The Great Commoner“ (wörtlich übersetzt „Der große Bürgerliche“ oder „Der große gemeine Mann“), war ein amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt, Politiker und engagierter Gegner ...
Thaddeus Stevens, né le 4 avril 1792 à Danville (Vermont) et mort le 11 août 1868 à Washington, D.C., est un homme politique américain, notamment représentant de la Pennsylvanie au Congrès des États-Unis. Il fut l'un des principaux meneurs de la faction radicale du Parti républicain dans les années 1860.
Thaddeus Stevens (Danville, 4 aprile 1792 – Washington, 11 agosto 1868) è stato un politico statunitense, particolarmente celebre per il ruolo ricoperto durante la Guerra di secessione americana, in cui fu uno dei maggiori sostenitori dell'abolizione della schiavitù. Biografia ...
