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Radical Republicans (view source)
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'''Radical Republicans''' is a name given to members of the [[Republican Party]] who were not only in favor of the abolition of [[slavery]] but believed that freed slaves should have complete equality with white citizens. They also opposed the [[Fugitive Slave Act]] and the [[Kansas-Nebraska Act]]. In addition, they believed that punitive measures should be taken against the Southern States for seceding from the Union.
'''Radical Republicans''' is a name given to members of the [[Republican Party]] who were not only in favor of the abolition of [[slavery]] but believed that freed slaves should have complete equality with white citizens. They also opposed the [[Fugitive Slave Act]] and the [[Kansas-Nebraska Act]]. In addition, they believed that punitive measures should be taken against the Southern States for seceding from the Union.