The Radical Republicans in Congress approached Reconstruction with the conviction that
A. to keep faith with the antislavery crusade, the rights of freedmen must include rights for white and black women.
B. to avoid any recurrence of southern resistance, the power of the planter class should be restored, with full land ownership.
C. to complete the task of the war, slavery must be totally and irrevocably abolished.
D. to heal the nation, the South should be treated with generosity and compassion.
Answer: C
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