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Rep. Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania was a strong believer in racial equality and pressed the president to emancipate and eventually enlist black men as soldiers. (Library of Congress)
Rep. Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania was a strong believer in racial equality and pressed the president to emancipate and eventually enlist black men as soldiers. (Library of Congress)