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

Data Tables for the Alabama and Mississippi Conventions

97 Data Tables for the Alabama and Mississippi Conventions table 4.1. 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 Alabama Tennessee Valley 40 5 3 Mountain 12 1 0 Piedmont 44 10 1 Black Belt 76 26 10 Piney Woods/Wiregrass 49 8 1 Mobile 61 3 2 Total — 53 17 Mississippi Delta 78 16 6 North 48 16 0 Central 57 20 10 South 48 3 1 Total — 55 17 a Based on percentage of blacks in electorate. table 4.2. percentage of delegates groups from each region Region Southern whites Blacks Outside whites Unclassified whites Overall Alabama Tennessee Valley (%) 14.3 17.6 4.2 50.0 13.1 Mountain (%) 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 Piedmont (%) 33.9 5.9 8.3 50.0 23.2 Black Belt (%) 17.9 58.8 62.5 0.0 35.4 Piney Woods/Wiregrass (%) 19.6 5.9 16.7 0.0 16.2 blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags 98 Region Southern whites Blacks Outside whites Unclassified whites Overall Mobile (%) 1.8 11.8 8.3 0.0 5.1 Total no. 56 17 24 2 99 Mississippi Delta (%) 20.4 47.1 52.4 25.0 32.3 North (%) 48.1 0.0 19.0 25.0 32.3 Central (%) 20.4 47.1 19.0 50.0 26.0 South (%) 11.1 5.9 9.5 0.0 9.4 Total no. 54 17 21 4 96 table 4.3. average and median age by delegate group Average Median Number Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Southern whites 47 49 45 49 54 48 Blacks 40 42 42 42 12 12 Outside whites 36 36 34 32 21 17 Overall 43 45 43 45 87 77 table 4.4. known delegate occupations by group (%) Occupation Southern whites Blacks Outside whites All delegates Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Farmer/planter 41.8 30.6 37.5 21.4 34.8 25.0 39.4 27.7 Merchant/businessman 12.7 6.1 6.3 0.0 8.7 10.0 10.6 6.0 Physician 16.4 18.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.6 10.8 Lawyer 16.4 20.4 0.0 0.0 21.7 15.0 14.9 15.7 Engineer 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.2 Educator 1.8 4.1 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.0 2.1 3.6 Minister 1.8 6.1 12.5 57.1 4.3 5.0 4.3 14.5 Newspaper editor 1.8 0.0 6.3 7.1 4.3 0.0 3.2 1.2 Local government official 0.0 2.0 6.3 0.0 4.3 10.0 2.1 3.6 Judicial officer 3.6 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 20.0 3.2 6.0 Fed. government official 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 8.7 5.0 2.1 2.4 Skilled laborer 3.6 8.2 12.5 14.3 4.3 0.0 5.3 7.2 Unskilled laborer 0.0 0.0 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.0 table 4.2. (continued) 99 Alabama and Mississippi table 4.5. average and median 1870 real and personal property by delegate group Average ($) Median ($) No. in sample Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. Ala. Miss. 1870 real property Southern whites 5,520 4,259 1,550 2,750 42 40 Blacks 577 684 0 400 13 12 Outside whites 1,605 3,462 1,050 0 20 13 Overall 3,619 3,439 1,000 1,500 75 65 1870 personal property Southern whites 3,803 2,031 1,000 1,068 42 40 Blacks 396 463 0 175 13 12 Outside whites 2,120 2,415 1,370 600 20 13 Overall 2,763 1,818 1,000 842 75 65 1870 total property Southern whites 9,323 6,289 3,713 4,220 42 40 Blacks 973 1,147 0 675 13 12 Outside whites 3,725 5,877 3,500 1,000 20 13 Overall 6,383 5,257 2,600 2,372 75 65 table 4.6...