jan 8, 1868 - Emergence of carpetbaggers /scalawags
Description:
| CARPETBAGGERS: | northerners who came down south, usually union soldiers who were already there for the war, who tried to help blacks during reconstruction | HOW: | freedman's bureau, teaching, etc | SCALAWAGS: | ex-confederates who became supporters of blacks; considered traitors to the white race and confederate nationAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 8, 1868
Now
~ 157 years ago