How did radical republicans view reconstruction?

Unfortunately, the view of Radical Republican prevailed in Reconstruction.

Radical Republicans wanted equal rights for freedmen (freed black slaves) and they also wanted a tougher stance against the south.

Radical Republicans wanted equal rights for freedmen (freed black slaves) and they also wanted a tougher stance against the south.

Charles Sumner

the south did not like it. states like New York and the border of Missouri were hostile to the north.