Explain how the quotation below illustrates the Radical Republicans’ approach to Reconstruction. Be sure to use key vocabulary, details, and examples in your response. Your response should be a minimum of three sentences in length.

"We hold it to be the duty of the Government to inflict condign [fitting] punishment on the rebel belligerents [fighters] The whole fabric of southern society must be changed, and never can it be done if this opportunity is lost. . . ."
Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, September, 1865

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Excerpt from w. e. b. du bois jon reese 4 du bois was one of the first male civil rights leaders to recognize the problems of gender discrimination. he was among the first men to understand the unique problems of black women, and to value their contributions. he supported the women's suffrage movement and strove to integrate this mostly white struggle. he encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists, featuring their works in his crisis magazine and sometimes providing personal financial assistance to them. the cause was that w.e.b. du bois encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists. what was the result? think about cause-and-effect relationships.