Reconstruction in South Carolina

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Reconstruction in the state of South Carolina was unique compared to other southern states due to heavy political involvement of both scalawags and newly freed African American slaves.

Land ownership was seen as an important aspect of freedom for African-Americans in South Carolina. Therefore, the South Carolina Land Commission was created during the 1868 South Carolina Constitutional Convention.^[1] The 1868 convention was unique because over half of the 124 delegates were African-American. Beyond the African-American influence on the 1868 Constitution, there were also 180 black politicians in public office throughout South Carolina.^[2] A couple influential scalawags from South Carolina during reconstruction were Franklin J. Moses Jr. and Thomas J Coghlan.

South Carolina was a prominent area for the Ku Klux Klan during reconstruction. The Klan and their involvement in reconstruction led to violence between political parties and races.^[3][4]