Radical Republicans 
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4/19/2020
An Interview with Fergus Bordewich, Author of “Congress at War”
by James Thornton Harris
My work on Congress during the Compromise of 1850 showed me how much wonderful untapped and dramatic material there was to be found in the battles fought on the floor of Congress.
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2/23/20
Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment
by Alan Singer
February 2020 is the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution declaring “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
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SOURCE: NY Times
2/15/20
The Equality That Wasn’t Enough
by Jamelle Bouie
The most radical Radical Republicans had a better idea of how to cast the 15th Amendment. We should have listened to them.
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