Scalawags were white Southerners who had been excluded from politics before the Civil War and who supported the Republican Party during Reconstruction. They often aligned with Northern Republicans and were viewed with contempt by many Southern Democrats, who considered them traitors to their region and its traditions.
Who were the scalawags?
They were African Americans in the South who became Republicans.
They were white southerners who had been excluded from politics before the war.
They were northerners who relocated to the South after the war.
They were wealthy white southern women who participated in politics.
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