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

Data Tables for the Louisiana and South Carolina Conventions

185 Data Tables for the Louisiana and South Carolina Conventions table 6.1. percentage of electorate black and number of black delegates by region Region Blacks in region (%) No. of black delegates expecteda Actual no. of black delegates Louisiana Orleans 50 12 12 River 76 37 26 West 60 4 3 Florida Parishes 67 6 7 North 53 5 2 Total — 64 50 South Carolina Low Country 74 30 25 Midlands 63 25 25 Mountain 53 22 22 Total — 77 72 a Based on percentage of blacks in electorate. table 6.2. percentage of delegate groups from each region Region Southern whites Blacks Mixed race Unclass. blacks Outside whites Unclass. whites Overall Louisiana Orleans (%) 29.0 18.2 29.6 16.7 7.1 50.0 23.7 River (%) 41.9 63.6 51.9 41.7 71.4 0.0 50.5 West (%) 12.9 0.0 7.4 8.3 0.0 0.0 7.2 Floria Parishes (%) 0.0 18.2 11.1 16.7 14.3 0.0 9.3 blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags 186 Region Southern whites Blacks Mixed race Unclass. blacks Outside whites Unclass. whites Overall North (%) 16.1 0.0 0.0 16.7 7.1 50.0 9.3 Total no. 31 11 27 12 14 2 97 South Carolina Low Country (%) 17.6 32.3 40.5 0.0 60.0 0.0 33.1 Midlands (%) 26.5 38.7 32.4 25.0 40.0 0.0 33.1 Mountain (%) 55.9 29.0 27.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 33.9 Total no. 34 31 37 4 15 0 121 table 6.3. average and median age by delegate group Average Median Number La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. Southern whites 46 45 47 44 21 31 Blacks 45 39 45 40 11 30 Mixed race 35 34 35 32 25 35 Unclassified blacks 40 46 40 46 2 2 Outside whites 32 36 30 33 11 14 Overall 39 39 38 37 70 112 table 6.4. known delegate occupations by group (%) Occupation Southern whites Blacks Mixed Unclass. blacks Outside whites All delegates La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. Farmer/planter 15.4 28.1 9.1 22.6 26.9 8.1 33.3 100.0 50.0 46.7 24.4 23.3 Merchant/businessman 15.4 21.9 45.5 3.2 26.9 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.5 11.2 Physician 3.8 12.5 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 3.8 3.4 Lawyer 34.6 12.5 0.0 6.5 3.8 2.7 0.0 0.0 16.7 6.7 15.4 6.9 Engineer 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 Educator 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 7.7 24.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 2.6 10.3 Minister 0.0 3.1 18.2 32.3 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 2.6 13.8 Editor 7.7 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 5.4 0.0 0.0 8.3 6.7 5.1 3.4 table 6.2. (continued) 187 Louisiana and South Carolina Occupation Southern whites Blacks Mixed Unclass. blacks Outside whites All delegates La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. La. S.C. Druggist/dentist 3.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.9 Local government official 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 2.6 0.9 Judicial officer 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 Fed. official/employee 3.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7 1.3 1.7 Skilled laborer 15.4 9.4 9.1 19.4...