Thaddeus Stevens photograph   Save
Wilbur H. Siebert Collection
Description: Photograph of Thaddeus Stevens M. C. (1792-1868), who aided fugitive slaves in southeastern Pennsylvania and, as a practicing lawyer, often appeared in court for them. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03194
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Pennsylvania; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Gettysburg (Pennsylvania); Adams County (Pennsylvania)