{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"New museum spotlights Thaddeus Stevens' abolitionist legacy","publication_date":"May 27, 2026","summary":"Civil War-era Congressman Thaddeus Stevens was a fierce abolitionist and advocate for racial equality. His life and legacy are now being celebrated in a new museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Liz McKenna of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story.","author_name":"By Liz McKenna, Sebastian Pilarte, Aliyah Tyson, Alina Rakiewicz, Victor Fernandez, Marie Cusick","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/05\/5733464e5c52aaa640845b47240f092e-PBS-NewsHour-Show-HD3-waitthisisbetter-2026-05-27-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}