"Nation of Carpetbaggers": Mobility, Materiality, and the Emergence of a Counter-Reconstruction Epithet.

The article focuses on the history of the term "carpetbagger" in relation to the reconstruction period after the American civil war. The author examines the origins of the luggage known as a "carpetbag," explores the implications of Black mobility, and discusses the political connotations of the wor...

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Publicado en:	Journal of American History Vol. 108; no. 3; pp. 457 - 492
Autor principal:	Yablon, Nick
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Dec2021
Materias:	Carpetbaggers Terms & phrases Southern United States history, 1865-1877 Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Southerners (U.S.) Republican attitudes Democrats' attitudes Internal migration United States
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