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

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

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

This was close to the original language, introduced by Representative George S. Boutwell of Massachusetts, a Radical Republican and staunch proponent of civil rights for black Americans.

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2020

Radical Republican candidates for Congress campaigned on a pro-impeachment platform in 1866.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2019

Charles Sumner, the Radical Republican senator from Massachusetts, declared that he refused to "compromise with wrong."

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2011

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