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

Data Tables for Summary and Conclusions

271 Data Tables for Summary and Conclusions table 8.1. radical, swing, and conservative voters in eight conventions Convention Radicals Swing voters Conservatives Total no. No. % No. % No. % Alabama 58 60.4 20 20.8 18 18.8 96 Arkansas 47 70.1 8 11.9 12 17.9 67 Georgia 66 46.5 28 19.7 48 33.8 142 Louisiana 55 62.5 19 21.6 14 15.9 88 Mississippi 47 60.3 12 15.4 19 24.4 78 North Carolina 90 77.6 15 12.9 11 9.5 116 Texas 24 28.9 23 27.7 36 43.4 83 Virginia 63 65.6 1 1.0 32 33.3 96 Total/overall % 450 58.7 126 16.4 190 24.8 766 table 8.2. racial/regional origin composition of radical blocs in eight conventions Convention Southern whites Blacks Outside whites Unclassified whites Total no. No. % No. % No. % No. % Alabama 22 37.9 16 27.6 18 31.0 2 3.4 58 Arkansas 22 46.8 8 17.0 17 36.2 0 0.0 47 Georgia 22 33.3 35 53.0 9 13.6 0 0.0 66 Louisiana 10 18.2 36 65.5 9 16.4 0 0.0 55 Mississippi 12 25.5 17 36.2 16 34.0 2 4.3 47 North Carolina 59 65.6 13 14.4 18 20.0 0 0.0 90 Texas 13 54.2 5 20.8 6 25.0 0 0.0 24 Virginia 20 31.7 24 38.1 19 30.2 0 0.0 63 Total/overall % 180 40.0 154 34.2 112 24.9 4 0.9 450 blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags 272 table 8.3. number and percentage of southern white radicals, swing voters, and conservatives by state Convention Radicals Swing voters Conservatives Total no. No. % No. % No. % Alabama 22 40.0 15 27.3 18 32.7 55 Arkansas 22 52.4 8 19.0 12 28.6 42 Georgia 22 22.9 26 27.1 48 50.0 96 Louisiana 10 40.0 5 20.0 10 40.0 25 Mississippi 12 30.8 9 23.1 18 46.1 39 North Carolina 59 69.4 15 17.6 11 12.9 85 Texas 13 21.0 17 27.4 32 51.6 62 Virginia 20 38.5 1 1.9 31 59.6 52 Total/overall % 180 39.5 96 21.1 180 39.5 456 table 8.4.mean average rss of southern white radicals, swing voters, and conservatives Convention Overall Radicals Swing voters Conservatives Spread Alabama 2.69 4.13 2.64 0.98 3.15 Arkansas 2.90 4.53 2.36 0.27 4.26 Georgia 2.00 4.23 2.31 0.82 3.41 Louisiana 2.60 4.42 2.86 0.65 3.77 Mississippi 2.18 4.26 2.52 0.63 3.63 North Carolina 3.56 4.26 2.87 0.70 3.56 Texas 2.14 4.32 2.51 1.05 3.27 Virginia 1.79 4.30 2.70 0.14 4.16 Overall mean 2.50 4.29 2.54 0.69 3.60 Overall median 2.56 4.31 2.56 0.67 3.64 Note: Averages for each group and overall for each state are mean averages. “Spread” is the difference between the highest and lowest group average for each state and overall. Overall mean and median figures in bottom rows are for all southern white delegates collectively, not the means and medians of the averages given here for each convention. 273 Summary and Conclusions table 8.5. average rss of southern white radicals, swing voters, and conservatives by issue area Issue area Gov. structure Suffrage Race Misc. Econ. Overall Alabama Radicals .79 .83 .80 .89 — 4.13 Swing voters .58 .57 .45 .54 — 2.64 Conservatives .22 .19 .08 .30 — .98 Arkansas Radicals .98 .94 .91 .84 .88 4.53 Swing voters .49 .77 .24 .54 .28 2.36 Conservatives .04 .10 .08 .05 .00 .27 Georgia Radicals .82 .71 .94 .92 .83 4.23 Swing voters .31 .35 .52 .37 .72 2.31 Conservatives .08 .17 .17 .13 .26 .82 Louisiana Radicals .89 .89 .88 .84 .94 4.42 Swing voters .51 .39 .55 .52 .80 2.86 Conservatives .16 .18 .33 .04 .00 .65 Mississippi Radicals .87 .86...