Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
the introduction of a tax-supported school system
Scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the American Civil War. Samuel F. Phillips was perhaps the most famous scalawag.
slavery
In United States history, scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction ... (called carpetbaggers) to take control of their state and local governments. ... In the South, Black Freedmen and White Southerners with Republican.
carpet baggers
democratic party
You have to understand the war had VERY LITTLE to do with slavery.
the introduction of a tax-supported school system
Some Southern whites saw an advantage in supporting the Republicans and the Reconstruction. They were referred to as scalawags.
the introduction of a tax-supported school system
the introduction of a tax-supported school system
Northern whites who moved south and supported the Republicans and freedmen
the Democrats were able to control the southern states
Most Southern whites, even if they didn't own slaves themselves, supported the slave system because they believed it reinforced their social status and economic well-being. They also perceived slaves as essential to the Southern economy and saw slavery as a fundamental part of their way of life and culture. Additionally, many non-slaveholding whites subscribed to the racial hierarchy that justified and maintained the institution of slavery.
Scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the American Civil War. Samuel F. Phillips was perhaps the most famous scalawag.
Scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the American Civil War. Samuel F. Phillips was perhaps the most famous scalawag.