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sep 29, 1865 - Scalawags (1865)

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Scalawags. The term "Scalawags" was a derogatory name used by Southerners as a name for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction. Scalawags took advantage of Reconstruction Laws of 1867. Black freedmen and Northerners teamed up with Scalawags to take control of local and state govs.

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Date:

sep 29, 1865
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~ 159 years ago