When Did Thaddeus Stevens Die?

Thaddeus Stevens was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.

What happened to Thaddeus Stevens after Lincoln died?

After he died, in 1868, his party decided to honor him by nominating him for reelection to Congress. He won in a landslide. ... And his most hard-fought battles occurred after Lincoln's death. “I do not believe, sir, in human perfection,” Stevens said in a speech, “nor in the moral purity of human nature.”

What did Thaddeus Stevens do to end slavery?

Stevens drafted his own version of the 13th Amendment, but when it failed to gain support, he shepherded a more popular version through Congress. It ended slavery in all states, whereas the Emancipation Proclamation only abolished slavery in the Confederacy. Stevens also guided the 14th Amendment through Congress.