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[[File:William A. Wheeler, photo portrait.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Half-Breed [[William A. Wheeler]], who betrayed Southern blacks.<ref name=williamwheelerbio>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/wheeler-william.htm About the Vice President | William A. Wheeler, 19th Vice President (1877-1881)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref>]]
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|colspan="2"|<hr/>Half-Breeds [[William A. Wheeler]] (left) and [[George W. McCrary]] (right), who coldly betrayed Southern blacks.<ref name=williamwheelerbio>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/wheeler-william.htm About the Vice President | William A. Wheeler, 19th Vice President (1877-1881)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref>
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[[File:William H. Robertson New York.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Half-Breed [[W. H. Robertson]], who President Garfield appointed to a prestigious position in New York.]]
[[File:William H. Robertson New York.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Half-Breed [[W. H. Robertson]], who President Garfield appointed to a prestigious position in New York.]]
'''Half-Breed''' was a pejorative term designated for the more [[moderate]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a certain degree of civil service reform. A [[civil service system]] in [[the South]] would effectively bar black Americans from government jobs and stifle economic mobility.<ref name=vox>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>
'''Half-Breed''' was a pejorative term designated for the more [[moderate]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] from 1877–84 that pushed for a certain degree of civil service reform. A [[civil service system]] in [[the South]] would effectively bar black Americans from government jobs and stifle economic mobility.<ref name=vox>Matthews, Dylan (July 20, 2016). [https://www.vox.com/2016/7/20/12233454/christie-trump-purge-federal-employees Donald Trump and Chris Christie are reportedly planning to purge the civil service]. ''Vox''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>