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On May 8, 1866, Thaddeus Stevens delivered this speech introducing the 14th Amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives. The leader of the Radical Republicans in the House, Stevens was a lawyer, politician, and staunch abolitionist.
Who are the loyal men, according to Representative Stevens? What damages have been done to them? How can those loyal men be rewarded for their loyalty? What must the national government do to so reward them? How might the redistribution of land assist in the restructuring of the South?
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Feb 21, 2018 · Introduction. As the Civil War progressed and Union forces gained control of territory in states that had seceded, the question arose as to how that territory and its people – slave and free – should be dealt with. This issue became more pressing as the war ended.
This series consists primarily of letters Stevens received from constituents in Pennsylvania and from residents elsewhere in the United States, the subjects of which reflect major issues that concerned Stevens throughout his political career.
Minnesota Digital Library. Portrait of Colonel John H. Stevens, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Browse the Hennepin History Museum collection.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–329) was legislation signed into United States law on November 8, 1965, as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda.
John Harrington Stevens (June 13, 1820 – May 28, 1900) was the first authorized colonial resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota.
