Radical Republican

American  

[rad-ik-uhl-ri-puhb-lik-uhn] / ˈræd ɪk əl rɪˈpʌb lɪk ən /

noun

• Radical Republicans
  plural

1. U.S. History. in the aftermath of the Civil War, any of a group of Republicans who advocated the strong federal enforcement of Reconstruction policies in the southern states and immediate emancipation and civil rights for formerly enslaved Americans.

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adjective

1. U.S. History. relating to the ideas or policies of a group of Republicans who, in the aftermath of the Civil War, advocated the strong federal enforcement of Reconstruction policies in the southern states and immediate emancipation and civil rights for formerly enslaved Americans.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• Radical Republicans
  plural

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Radical Republican

The Radical Republican cause was clearly on the back foot — until they struck back.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022

After his impeachment in 1868, Johnson was portrayed in Black and Radical Republican newspapers as the “demented Moses of Tennessee.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021

Angered by these actions, members of the Radical Republican faction in Congress demanded that the Black codes be overturned.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Johnson, too, loved to vilify his opponents, like Frederick Douglass and Radical Republican congressmen.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2019

Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Radical Republican party, or either of the organizations known as the "Loyal League" and the "Grand Army of the Re- public?". 3d.

From Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment by J. C. Lester