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509 Ab initio question, 212–13, 216, 219–21, 225, 227, 261, 266, 445n30, 447n52 Abbott, Joseph, 128–29, 156, 157, 413n19, 432n45, 454n81 Adams, W. W., 417n38 Affluence of delegates. See Wealth and property holdings of delegates African Americans. See headings beginning with Black; and specific state conventions and delegates Age of delegates: in Alabama, 27, 77, 93, 98, 105, 420n7; in Arkansas, 14, 27, 38, 52–53, 58, 65; at Black and Tan conventions, 14, 27; in Florida, 27, 204–5, 223–24, 230, 238; in Georgia, 27, 120, 134–35, 141, 148; in Louisiana, 14, 27, 162, 182, 186, 193; in Mississippi, 14, 27, 77, 93, 98, 105, 420n7; in North Carolina, 14, 27, 120, 135, 141, 148; in South Carolina, 14, 27; in Texas, 27, 204, 224, 230, 238; in Virginia, 27, 38, 52–53, 58, 65 Agricultural occupations. See Occupations of delegates Akerman, Amos, 122, 124, 125, 149, 151, 152, 429n20, 430n26, 431n33, 453n73 Alabama: black registered voters in, 25, 77, 89, 90, 93, 97, 262, 274; during Civil War, 75; cooperationists in, 424n44; Democratic party in, 96, 226; education in, 82, 108, 254, 423n20; elections of public officials in, 249–50; federal authority and military rule in, following Civil War, 76, 408n7; homestead exemption in, 253; Ku Klux Klan in, 419n, 422n12; legislative reapportionment in, 250, 448n19; map of, 78; railroads in, 421–22n12; readmission of, to Union, 275; Republican party in, 76, 95–96; secession by, 75; slaveholdings in, 19, 29, 30, 78–80, 99, 250, 421n9; statehood for, 74; Unionists in, 75, 76, 263; voting restrictions in, 449n44 Alabama Constitution (1868): bill of rights in, 251; governor and other executive officers in, 252; immigration and economic development in, 253; judges in, 252; legislative articles in, 251; life span of, 269, 275; oaths for state officers in, 448n16; rejection of first constitution following Black and Tan constitution , 76, 93–95, 139, 425n50; veto override in, 252; voting requirements in, 251, 448n16 Alabama Constitution (1875), 269 Alabama convention: age of delegates at, 27, 77, 93, 98, 105, 420n7; black delegates at, 12–20, 24–29, 31–34, 75, 77–80, 88–91, 95, 97–101, 258, 259, 271, 362–63, 421n10; and black parity index and percentage of registered black voters, 25, 77, 89, 90, 97, 262, 274; committee chairs and committee members at, 33, 80, 99–100, 454n82; compared with Mississippi convention generally, 74–76, 95–96; date and length of, 3, 4, 74, 75, 76, 256, 275, 408n8; delegate biographical data for, 26–32, 309–13, 362–63, 390–91, 412–13nn18–19; delegates to, following p. 275; economic issues at, 447n52; government structure issues at, 81, 100–102, 106; literacy of nonwhite delegates at, 32; location of, 74, 76; miscellaneous issues at, 82–83, 100–102, 108–9; number of delegates at, 24; occupations of delegates to, 15, 77, 92–93, 98, 104–5; organizers of, 412n18; outside white delegates at, 12–20, 24–29, 32–34, 75, 77–80, 87–91, 95, 97–101, 168, 259, 271, 390–91, 421nn10–11, 454nn81–82; president of, 20, 80, 95, 419n3; racial heritage and prior slave status of black delegates at, 31–32; racial issues at, 82, 100–102, 108; radicals, swing voters, and conservatives at, 91–93, 103–5, 139, 258–74, 282–85, 424–25n46; regional distriINDEX 510 Index Alabama convention (continued) bution of delegates and regional voting patterns at, 77, 78, 91–92, 97–98, 101–4, 263; rejection of constitution following, 76, 93–95, 139, 425n50; Republican support scores (RSSs) for delegates at, 86–91, 95, 101–2, 273, 282–95; roll-call votes of, 80–83, 86–93, 100–102, 106–9, 455n3; slaveholdings of southern white delegates at, 19, 29, 30, 78–80, 99, 421n9; southern white delegates at, 12–20, 24–31, 33–34, 75–80, 87–93, 95, 97–105, 139, 256, 258, 260–63, 271–74, 309–13, 421n10; suffrage issues at, 81–82, 100–102, 106–8; voter approval of, 76; wealth and property holdings of delegates at, 17, 28, 77–78, 93, 99, 102, 105, 274, 421n9 Alcorn, James, 94, 95, 96 Alden, George, 224 Alderson, Abel, 85, 426n54 Alexander, John, 425n49 Alexander, Robert, 412n18 Alexander, Thomas, 452n70 Allan, Edgar, 43, 67, 415n16 Allen, Hampton, 414n7 Ames, Adelbert, 96, 425n52 Anderson, Isaac, 412n18 Andrews, Joshua, 431n35 Andrews, William, 68 Arkansas: black population of, 35; black registered voters in, 13, 25, 49, 50–51, 57, 262, 274...
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