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and, and they published a two volume set of thaddeus stevens papers.'s, there's no two volume set of lydia hamilton smith's papers. she did write she wrote a lot of letters, but nobody i mean as tom suggested, a lot of people said, oh she's just a house housekeeper.you know, you know,e papers of the housekeeper. i think i hope by the time i'm finished here tonight, you'll know that that was a mistake. that. in fact and and it's not an accident that nobody preserved her memories john hope franklin, the distinguished black historian had this to suggest about why people like lydia hamilton smith and and thaddeus stevens have not been remembered. and he says that defenders of the lost cause is familiar with that. there's lot of talk about that today. intimidation and lynching of black voters, reprisals against white civil rights activists, revision of civil war and reconstruction history. there's been a lot of that and paul and nikki haley get caught up in that one recently so. simple question i mean to me i think it's a simple question. apparently not nik
and, and they published a two volume set of thaddeus stevens papers.'s, there's no two volume set of lydia hamilton smith's papers. she did write she wrote a lot of letters, but nobody i mean as tom suggested, a lot of people said, oh she's just a house housekeeper.you know, you know,e papers of the housekeeper. i think i hope by the time i'm finished here tonight, you'll know that that was a mistake. that. in fact and and it's not an accident that nobody preserved her memories john hope...
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and thaddeus stevens meet? how did they meet? briefly. okay, i. i think, you know, i think her mother worked for him in gettysburg as a housekeeper i know she had access to his house. i can't imagine how that would have happened otherwise excuse. so i think he saw her there and i from early on, she was a good looking and and stevens had a eye for a good looking ladies. a couple of times lydia tells people i mr. stevens about that you were there and he said, oh that kasia. she's the she's one of the pretties girls i've ever seen. so i think they met. i in gettysburg, and i think they may have stayed in touch in harrisburg and then she came to lancaster. oh, you've got a question from zoom. and the question is. just so everybody can hear. so we have a question from zoom tonight. did stevens customarily introduce people by their first names or mr. mrs. ms. without regard to their race? so did he do that generally for everyone regardless of their race. i'm not the expert on that. i. but i think the fact that he did it with regard to a woman of is is w
and thaddeus stevens meet? how did they meet? briefly. okay, i. i think, you know, i think her mother worked for him in gettysburg as a housekeeper i know she had access to his house. i can't imagine how that would have happened otherwise excuse. so i think he saw her there and i from early on, she was a good looking and and stevens had a eye for a good looking ladies. a couple of times lydia tells people i mr. stevens about that you were there and he said, oh that kasia. she's the she's one of...
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the fact that thaddeus stevens had a clubfoot. some people explain in his whole personality and the things that he did because, he resente having this clubfoot. you know, he was lucky his brother was bn with two club feet. and i found i information that suested that in his primehen stephen's younger he was very athletic a he's a good looking y. so he's gotten bad rap by many people. more about lydia she conducted his home quietlanefficiently and, supervised the other servants. so she was a servant. she wasn't anything else. i'll get back to that when. he did entertain she served the food, refreshments personally. well, really put herself out for thol thadds thaddeus. where am i? here am i? am i one? one behind? yes. here we go. others the lancaster new era. after she died in her obituary, speaking to her generous addie and her other abilities. she was a magnificent caterer as the managing head of stephens households also came in contact with the great men of this country of whom she conversed intelligently and entertainingly. she'
the fact that thaddeus stevens had a clubfoot. some people explain in his whole personality and the things that he did because, he resente having this clubfoot. you know, he was lucky his brother was bn with two club feet. and i found i information that suested that in his primehen stephen's younger he was very athletic a he's a good looking y. so he's gotten bad rap by many people. more about lydia she conducted his home quietlanefficiently and, supervised the other servants. so she was a...
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thaddeus stevens dies when when grant is elected. charles sumner, the two stalwarts, if you will.r is is is failing in health and will so the peopld have pushed him in many ways are fading away from. that republican ticket and the republican party, as i said, is also changing. so while he is supportive of and appalled by much of what he's doing the political will is not necessarily there to force him to to make the action that maybe we or people looking back would have liked him to do. or maybe that was thought would have happened in the initial beginning of the hearings. professor alexander, how far was reconstruction in 1871? what was going on in reconstruction is fairly, fairly far along. during the war something that an lot of people don't always recognized it happens lincoln begins to reconstruct, if you will. parts of the former confederacy that the union has taken, really taking control of as early as the 18 1863, in certain areas. then, of course, at the as the war comes to a close, as lincoln continues that reconstruction n 65, before his assassination, his vice president
thaddeus stevens dies when when grant is elected. charles sumner, the two stalwarts, if you will.r is is is failing in health and will so the peopld have pushed him in many ways are fading away from. that republican ticket and the republican party, as i said, is also changing. so while he is supportive of and appalled by much of what he's doing the political will is not necessarily there to force him to to make the action that maybe we or people looking back would have liked him to do. or maybe...
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stevens or frederick douglass were employed was longstreet's view was that african-americans should play a role in politics as constituencies voters and in some secondary leadership positions, suborn it to the right whites peaceable, progressive whites like himself as he as he saw it, he was not for full power or sharing in any in any or or of the full, full complement of political rights and opportunities for african-americans. but even this limb added challenge to this to, the old racial caste system, was enough to make him a pariah because the southern democrats wanted was no participation by african-americans in southern politics whatsoever and no participation by the republican party. so even his limited challenge comes up against this very hard barrier of of of of of entire is. and one thing that i learned from this book is, the the power at that time of being a us marshal. yeah and this comes this was reminded about this because you mentioned the 1883 1884 case, the yarborough case, which was eventually decided by the supreme and the supreme says that, yes, indeed, the u.s. g
stevens or frederick douglass were employed was longstreet's view was that african-americans should play a role in politics as constituencies voters and in some secondary leadership positions, suborn it to the right whites peaceable, progressive whites like himself as he as he saw it, he was not for full power or sharing in any in any or or of the full, full complement of political rights and opportunities for african-americans. but even this limb added challenge to this to, the old racial...