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oct 12, 1866 - Radical Republicans Gain Control of Congress

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Believed Lincoln’s plan for the South was too easy on them. Radical Republicans were led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner. They even refused to seat new Southern members of Congress.

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oct 12, 1866
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~ 159 years ago