Radical Republican

The Radical Republicans were a group of people within the Republican Party. This group of Republicans had become radicalized by the strife before and during the American Civil War, and were extremely passionate and uncompromising in their convictions. The original Radical Republicans were a movement of the political left, as opposed to the Radicalized Republicans of today.

Like the Radicalized Republicans of today, the original Radical Republicans were passionate in their convictions, unwilling to compromise their beliefs, and willing to ignore the Constitution and rule of law in order to achieve their goals.

The Radical Republicans were able to achieve some very important and meaningful changes in American politics and society, but unfortunately they created a Radicalization of their opponents which still persists.