1 févr. 1866 - Congressional Reconstruction

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- Led by angered Congress due to Johnson's policies.
- Harsher on Southern Whites, protected African Americans.
- Increased radical Republicans due to fear that Democrats might gain more power.
- Leading Radical Republican - Charles Sumner.
- Wanted military rule in South for African American civil rights.
- Radical Republicans also supported women's suffrage, labor unions, civil rights for Northern African Americans.

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