Blacks, Carpetbaggers, and Scalawags: The Constitutional Conventions of Radical Reconstruction

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BLACKS, CARPETBAGGERS, and SCALAWAGS This page intentionally left blank BLACKS, CARPETBAGGERS, and SCALAWAGS The Constitutional Conventions of Radical Reconstruction RICHARD L. HUME and JERRY B. GOUGH louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2008 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing designer: Barbara Neely Bourgoyne typeface: Whitman, text; No. 1 and No. 2 Type, display typesetter: J. Jarrett Engineering, Inc. printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hume, Richard L. Blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags : the constitutional conventions of radical Reconstruction / Richard L. Hume and Jerry B. Gough. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3324-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865–1877) 2. Southern States—Politics and government—1865–1950. 3. African Americans—Southern States—Politics and government—19th century. 4. Racially mixed people—Southern States— Politics and government—19th century. 5. Southern States—Race relations—Political aspects—History—19th century. 6. Constitutional conventions—Southern States—History—19th century. 7. Constitutional history—Southern States. 8. Radicalism—Southern States—History—19th century. I. Gough, Jerry B., 1940– II. Title. E668.H95 2008 320.97509′034—dc22 2008003552 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durabilityof the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. > To Ann L. Hume, my wife, who made this book worthwhile, and Thomas J. Pressly, my mentor, who made it possible. —RLH To Mary Beth, with whom I have weathered many storms and shared many joys. —JBG This page intentionally left blank ...