Lydia Hamilton Smith is often referred to as Thaddeus Stevens’ housekeeper—and, perhaps, his common-law wife. In fact, she was a great deal more: a fervent Catholic, a smashingly successful ...

I recently took the time to read about a man who long ago set a standard for white people to step up and support what this nation owes Black people. It may sound strange, looking for white people to ...

A brilliant lawyer with a commitment to racial equality ... Buchanan was already a rising political star by the time 50-year-old Thaddeus Stevens moved to Lancaster in 1842. Stevens had come ...

If you haven't read about Thaddeus Stevens, you've missed a man who kept ... Faye Williams is a civil and human rights activist, attorney, entrepreneur, former president and CEO of the National ...