Who Were the Virginia Scalawags? a Study of the Native White Republican Delegates to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1867-1868
Author:
Wagenblast, Dennis Francis, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Wagenblast, Dennis Francis, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors:
Younger, Edward, Department of History, University of Virginia
Rose, Willie Lee, Department of History, University of Virginia
Younger, Edward, Department of History, University of Virginia
Rose, Willie Lee, Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract:
Why does someone willingly alienate himself from the society he lives in? This is exactly what the native white southerners who joined the Republican party after the war did. What forces are stronger than the desire for approval of one's actions by one's peers? The southern white who joined the party of Lincoln after the Civil War certainly knew such action would arouse the hostility of his friends and neighbors. These are the basic questions I have attempted to answer in the following study.
Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords:
Virginia -- Constitutional Convention -- (1867-1868), Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Virginia, Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Virginia -- Constitutional Convention -- (1867-1868), Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Virginia, Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Notes:
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language:
English
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
1973/08
1973/08
