scalawag

• “The scalawag was the native white man who made up the middle class of the South; the planter above, the Negro below.”

  History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

• “A scalawag was a Southerner who deserted his political affiliations for the spoils of the Republican party.”

  A slaveholder's daughter,

• “But certain it is that the enemy - authorities and 'scalawag' - friends, who now cruelly oppress the whites and elevate the negro over us - are hated as the ravaging armies never were, and a true union seems farther off than ever. ”

  Old times in Dixie land : a southern matron's memories,

• “A "scalawag" if as a Southern born man he votes with the Republicans; a "carpet-bagger" if he comes from the North, no matter how he votes.”

  The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922

• “States of America after the war and during the period of reconstruction, he would have been designated, in the picturesque slang of the period, as a "scalawag"; for he not only deserted Napoleon in his final defeat and deepest woe, but joined his enemies, took office from the victors, perverted his public trust to private gain, and ended his career dishonored in the estimation of all true men.”

  Reminiscences of the Civil War

• “A "scalawag" was any Southern white who allied himself politically with the negroes, and a "carpet-bagger" was a Northern adventurer, for whose worldly goods a gripsack sufficed, -- or, in general, any Northerner whatever.”

  The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement

• “During that era, the term "scalawag" was used to refer to white Southerners who supported the federal government's actions in the region.”

  Local News from Spartanburg Herald Journal

• “Enna shot a fierce glance at him, muttering "scalawag," half under her breath, while his old father said testily, "Horace, you speak too strongly.”

  Elsie's Motherhood

• “You discover the words, “whippersnapper,” “scalawag” and “by-cracky” creeping into your vocabulary.”

  You Know You’re Over The Hill When… « You Got to be Kidding's Blog

• ““What are you prattling on about, you chatty old scalawag?””

  Simon & Schuster: Earl of Durkness

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