What did scalawags want?

Scalawags were Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War. They sought to promote economic development, political participation, and civil rights for freed African Americans. Many scalawags believed that supporting Reconstruction policies would help modernize the South and improve its economy, while also gaining political power for themselves in the new political landscape. Ultimately, their goals were often met with hostility from other white Southerners who opposed Reconstruction.