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What was known as carpetlegging in the Reconstruction Era?

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Bootlegging liquor occurred during Prohibition, in the 1920s. Carpetbagging occurred during Reconstruction, as was defined as Northerners who went south to take advantage of the recovery, for themselves and their own interests, economically.

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