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3 de jun. de 2024 · By “organic law,” Stevens refers to the fundamental law of the US, written or unwritten. He seems to view the Declaration as establishing this fundamental law later established in the Constitution.
25 de may. de 2024 · Besides being a masterful politician and unrivaled lawyer, Thaddeus Stevens was an enthusiastic promoter of railroads, pushing for two early railroads in Pennsylvania and then laying the legislative groundwork in the 1860s for the Transcontinental Railroad.
5 de jun. de 2024 · When Congress assembled in December 1865, Radical Republicans such as Rep. Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania and Sen. Charles Sumner from Massachusetts called for the establishment of new Southern governments based on equality before the law and universal male suffrage.
11 de jun. de 2024 · In March 1865, Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania proposed that all planter lands in the former Confederacy be confiscated and redistributed to ex-slaves and poor whites in forty-acre tracks.
Hace 4 días · “*Super Lawyer Thaddeus Stevens*\n\nBy Ross Hetrick\n\nOf all Thaddeus Stevens’s abilities, his talent as a lawyer was his\ngreatest. In a June 28, 1885 article in the *Baltimore American, *a person\nwho knew him said this: \”Mr. Stevens was regarded by many people with an\nair of superstition.
Hace 1 día · We see Thaddeus Stevens’ commitment to building social, economic, and political power for all people. He worked tirelessly public education in Pennsylvania and for the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment which confirmed citizenship for all people born in this county, including those who had been enslaved.
7 de jun. de 2024 · Key facts about the Joint Committee on Reconstruction. On December 4, 1865, Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens proposed establishing a joint congressional committee to oversee the reconstruction of the United States after the Civil War.
