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==Background==

==Background==

The Stalwarts in essence succeeded the powerful bloc of [[Radical Republicans]], who during the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] shepherded the passage of major legislation to combat Democratic Party terrorism, particularly the Enforcement Acts (known as the Ku Klux Klan Act). Not all Radical Republicans would join the Stalwarts, though many prominent members did out of continued sympathy for the plight of Southern blacks.<ref group=note>A small number of Radical Republicans joined the Half-Breeds faction, such as George F. Hoar. Those who broke early on tended to ally with the Liberal Republican Party revolt in 1872, such as Horace Greeley and Lyman Trumbull.</ref> Examples include:

The Stalwarts in essence succeeded the powerful bloc of [[Radical Republicans]], who during the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] shepherded the passage of major legislation to combat Democratic Party terrorism, particularly the Enforcement Acts (known as the Ku Klux Klan Act). Not all Radical Republicans would join the Stalwarts, though many prominent members did out of continued sympathy for the plight of Southern blacks.<ref group=note>A small number of Radical Republicans joined the Half-Breeds faction, such as George F. Hoar. Those who broke early on tended to ally with the Liberal Republican Party revolt in 1872, such as Horace Greeley and Lyman Trumbull.</ref> Examples include:

*Sen. Roscoe Conkling of New York<ref>[https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/conkling_r.htm Roscoe Conkling Letters]. ''Syracuse University''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.</ref>

*Sen. Roscoe Conkling of New York<ref>[https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/conkling_r.htm Roscoe Conkling Letters]. ''Syracuse University''. Retrieved December 21, 2021.</ref>