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New museum spotlights Thaddeus Stevens’ abolitionist legacy

Season 2026 Episode 109 | 3m 54s

Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. His life and legacy are now being celebrated in a new museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Liz McKenna of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story.

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