Half-Breed

The term "Half-Breeds" in U.S. history referred to a faction within the Republican Party during the 1870s and 1880s. They contended with another faction, the Stalwarts, for control of the party. Key leaders of the Half-Breeds included Roscoe Conkling of New York and Chester A. Arthur. The Half-Breeds generally represented more liberal viewpoints compared to the Stalwarts, who opposed civil-service reform and supported a third term for Ulysses S. Grant.1

It is important to note that the term "half-breed" itself is considered offensive when referring to a person of mixed racial heritage, particularly the offspring of an Indigenous American person and a white person.2