southern whites.
southern whites.
Southern Baptist
Post Civil War, Republicans were considered the champions of the newly freed slaves. The Compromise of 1877 was an informal deal Republicans made with Southern democrats to make them accept Hayes as president after a highly contested election outcome. As a result, federal troops were pulled from former Confederate states leaving blacks at the mercy of mainly hostile southern whites. Thus, blacks called the deal the ultimate betrayal or a corrupt bargain.
You have to understand the war had VERY LITTLE to do with slavery.
They believed it caused Denmark Vessey to plan a slave revolt.(novanet)
They believed it caused Denmark Vessey to plan a slave revolt.(novanet)
slavery
Southern farmers Populists Southern whites
In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as controlling their future without northern interference
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
Farmers?
southern whites.
Poor southern whites fought to defend many things. These people fought to keep their land, their rights, and often their workers.
southern whites.
mountain people
yeomen