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scalawag

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scalawag

In US history, a derogatory term for white Southerners who, during and after the Civil War 1861-65, supported the Republican Party, and black emancipation and enfranchisement.

The reforms instituted by the scalawags were widely resented in the South, and their influence diminished with the rise of the Democratic party in the South.
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What nature reared by centuries of toil, A scalawag in half a day can spoil; An equal fate for him may Heaven provide - Damned in the moment of his tallest pride.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The old scalawag just closed his eyes and put on one of the softest "sugar-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth" expressions you ever saw and stood there taking it and asking for more.
The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
She never says a harsh word about another woman, and if she likes to card us poor scalawags of men down I reckon our tough old hides can stand it.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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