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Richard Bailey • May 15, 2026

Selected reviews of Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags, Black Officeholders during the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878.

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Selected reviews of Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags, Black Officeholders during the Reconstruction of Alabama, 1867-1878.


Song is Part of Soldier’s Legacy

Montgomery Advertiser, 26 May 1997


Unit had its Role to Play in War

Montgomery Advertiser, 26 May 1997


States Black Officeholders After Civil War Had Impact

Frank Sikora, The Birmingham News, Sunday, 21 July 1991


Books and Such

Dr. Ralph J. Bryson, October 1991


Researcher Writes Book about Key Blacks

Nick Lackeos, Alabama Journal

Appeared in Dispatch, 21 June 1991 and also as

Neither Carpetbagger Nor Scalawag, Montgomery Advertiser-Journal, 9 June 1991

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