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Radical Republicans
A faction of the Republican party during Reconstruction, they favored forcing the South to make fundamental changes before readmission to the Union. Eventually they won control because of Southerners' refusal to accept more lenient plans for Reconstruction.
- Part of Speech: proper noun
- Industry/Domain: History
- Category: American history
- Company: University of Houston
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