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

Data Tables for the Georgia and North Carolina Conventions

140 Data Tables for the Georgia and North Carolina Conventions table 5.1. 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 Georgia North 13 2 0 Upper Piedmont 29 10 0 Black Belt 61 59 30 Wiregrass 37 4 1 Seacoast 68 7 6 Total — 82 37 North Carolina Coastal Plain 52 28 9 Piedmont 40 20 5 Mountain 14 3 0 Total — 51 14 a Based on percentage of blacks in electorate. table 5.2. percentage of delegate groups from each region Region Southern whites Blacks Outside whites Overalla Georgia North (%) 13 0 0 9 Upper Piedmont (%) 26 0 0 18 Black Belt (%) 52 81 67 60 Wiregrass (%) 8 3 8 7 Seacoast (%) 1 16 25 6 Total no. 114 37 12 164 141 Georgia and North Carolina Region Southern whites Blacks Outside whites Overalla North Carolina Coastal Plain (%) 34 64 78 44 Piedmont (%) 44 36 22 40 Mountain (%) 21 0 0 16 Total no. 90 14 18 122 a Georgia figures include one unclassified white from the Black Belt. table 5.3. average and median age by delegate group Average Median Number Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Southern whites 45 47 45 48 111 88 Blacks 40 38 39 35 29 11 Outside whites 35 37 33 39 8 12 Overall 44 45 43 45 148 111 table 5.4. known delegate occupations by group (%) Occupation Southern whites Blacks Outside whites All delegates Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Farmer/planter 45.3 64.0 14.8 15.4 33.3 15.4 38.7 53.0 Merchant/businessman 16.0 9.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 15.4 12.0 9.6 Physician 11.3 10.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 7.8 Lawyer 13.2 3.4 3.7 0.0 22.2 7.7 12.0 3.5 Engineer 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 Educator 0.9 1.1 7.4 7.7 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.7 Minister 2.8 4.5 59.3 23.1 0.0 7.7 13.4 7.0 Druggist/dentist 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 Local government official 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 15.4 2.8 1.7 State gov. official 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.7 0.9 Judicial officer 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 Fed. off./employee 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.1 0.7 3.5 Skilled laborer 4.7 3.4 11.1 46.2 0.0 15.4 5.6 9.6 table 5.2. (continued) blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags 142 Occupation Southern whites Blacks Outside whites All delegates Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Unskilled laborer 0.0 2.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 Barber 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 table 5.5. average and median 1870 real and personal property by delegate group Average ($) Median ($) No. in sample Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. Ga. N.C. 1870 real property Southern whites 4,536 4,030 2,000 1,200 86 82 Blacks 432 890 200 550 22 10 Outside whites 2,714 3,769 0 575 7 8 Overall 3,640 3,695 1,330 1,015 115 100 1870 personal property Southern whites 2,900 1,854 950 800 86 82 Blacks 299 500 200 275 22 10 Outside whites 1,221 1050 800 200 7 8 Overall 2,300 1,654 700 530 115 100 1870 total property Southern whites 7,436 5,884 3,300 2,150 86 82 Blacks 731 1,390 750 900 22 10 Outside whites 3,936 4819 5,000 800 7 8 Overall 5,940 5,349 2,400 1,820 115 100 table 5.6. known 1860 slave holdings of southern white delegates Georgia North Carolina Owned no slaves...