James Garner (disambiguation) — James Garner (born 1928) is a film and television star.James Garner may also refer to:*James Bert Garner, American chemist, and inventor of the gas mask *James Garner (politician), former mayor of Hempstead, New York *James Finn Garner, comedy… … Wikipedia
Dunning School — The Dunning School refers to a group of historians who shared a historiographical school of thought regarding the Reconstruction period of American history (1865–1877). Contents 1 About 2 Criticism of the Dunning School (1950 2007) 3 Representati … Wikipedia
Hiram Rhodes Revels — Infobox Senator name=Hiram Rhodes Revels jr/sr=United States Senator state=Mississippi party=Republican term start=February 23, 1870 term end=March 3, 1871 preceded=Albert G. Brown succeeded=James L. Alcorn date of birth=birth date|1822|9|27|mf=y … Wikipedia
Carpetbagger — In United States history, carpetbaggers was the term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, between 1865 and 1877. They formed a coalition with freedmen (freed slaves), and scalawags (southern whites who… … Wikipedia
Reconstruction era of the United States — In the history of the United States, Reconstruction refers to the time between 1863 and 1877 when the U.S. focused on abolishing slavery, destroying the Confederacy, and reconstructing the nation and the Constitution. Reconstruction is also the… … Wikipedia
History of Mississippi — The state of Mississippi s history goes back beyond American statehood to Ancient Native American times.Native AmericansNearly 10,000 BCE Native American or Paleo Indians appeared in the what today is referred to as the South.cite web url =… … Wikipedia
Scalawag — In the United States, a scalawag was a Southern white who joined the Republican Party in the ex Confederate South during Reconstruction. The term originally was pejorative and meant rascal , but is used descriptively in the 21st century by most… … Wikipedia
Redeemers — For the marvel comics superhero group, see Redeemers (comics).The Redeemers were a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era, who sought to oust the Republican coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers and… … Wikipedia
Southern Unionist — In the United States, Southern Unionists were people living in the Southern United States opposed to secession and against the Civil War. The term was used during the war but during Reconstruction was replaced by Scalawag, which covered all… … Wikipedia
Mississippi Plan — The Mississippi Plan of 1875 was devised by the Democratic Party to overthrow the Republican Party in the state of Mississippi by means of organized threats of violence and suppression or purchase of the black vote, in order to regain political… … Wikipedia
