Radical Republicans
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pluralof Radical Republican.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Radical Republicannounin 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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“Treason must be made odious, and traitors must be punished and impoverished,” he swore repeatedly, highly gratifying Radical Republicans who longed to remake the South.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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The initial disagreements between the president and the Radical Republicans over how best to deal with the defeated South set the stage for further conflict.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
President Johnson quickly disappointed Radical Republicans when he rejected their idea that the federal government could provide voting rights for formerly enslaved people.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Seeking to overcome all legal questions, Radical Republicans drafted another constitutional amendment with provisions that followed those of the 1866 Civil Rights Act.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Francis Pierpont was replaced in the office of Provisional Governor by Henry Horatio Wells, a New Yorker who was favored by the Radical Republicans.
From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Ross De Witt Netherton