Radical Republicanism
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Radical Republicanism was a faction within the U.S. Republican Party that championed aggressive civil rights reforms and harsh Reconstruction policies toward the former Confederate states after the Civil War.
Aliases (6)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction of the Republican Party
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political ideology → |
| aimedAt |
expanding federal power to protect civil rights
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securing full citizenship for freed slaves → transforming Southern society → |
| appliesToPeriod |
American Civil War era
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Reconstruction era → |
| country |
United States
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| declineCause |
Compromise of 1877
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rise of white supremacist violence in the South → waning Northern support for Reconstruction → |
| endTime |
1870s
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| hasNotableMember |
Benjamin F. Butler
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Benjamin Wade → Charles Sumner → George W. Julian → Henry Winter Davis → John Bingham → Lyman Trumbull → Thaddeus Stevens → Zachariah Chandler → |
| hasPart |
Radical Republicans
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| historicalContext |
aftermath of the American Civil War
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| ideology |
abolitionism
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civil rights activism → egalitarianism → racial equality → |
| influenced |
Reconstruction policies of the United States Congress
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impeachment of Andrew Johnson → |
| opposedTo |
Presidential Reconstruction under Andrew Johnson
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lenient Reconstruction policies → |
| positionOnConfederateLeadership |
punitive treatment of former Confederate officials
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| positionOnReadmission |
strict conditions for Southern states’ readmission to the Union
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| positionOnReconstruction |
broad federal enforcement of civil rights
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disenfranchisement of former Confederate leaders → harsh policies toward former Confederate states → military occupation of the South → protection of freedmen’s political rights → support for black suffrage → support for land and labor reforms for freedpeople → |
| positionOnSlavery |
immediate abolition of slavery
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| positionOnStatesRights |
favored strong federal authority over states
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| startTime |
1860s
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| supported |
Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → Freedmen’s Bureau expansion → Reconstruction Acts of 1867 → |
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Charles Sumner
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John Bingham ("Reconstruction-era Radical Republicanism") → Thaddeus Stevens → |
movement |
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Radical Republicanism
("Radical Republicans")
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Reconstruction era ("Radical Reconstruction") → |
hasPart |
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Benjamin Wade
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Henry Winter Davis → |
ideology |
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Andrew Johnson
("Radical Republicans in Congress")
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Black Codes ("Radical Republicans") → |
opposedBy |
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Benjamin Wade
("Radical Republicans in the United States Congress")
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Henry Winter Davis ("Radical Republicans") → |
partOf |
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John Bingham
("Radical Republicans")
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memberOfPoliticalParty |
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Redeemer movement
("Radical Republicans")
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opposed |
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impeachment of Andrew Johnson
("Radical Reconstruction")
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politicalContext |
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Reconstruction era
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politicalMovement |
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Constitution of 1866 (Texas)
("Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress")
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rejectedBy |
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Tenure of Office Act
("Radical Republicans in Congress")
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sponsoredBy |
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Reconstruction Acts of 1867
("Radical Republicans")
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supportedBy |