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Carpetbagger   Listen
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Carpetbagger  n.  An adventurer; a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865). (U. S.)





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"Carpetbagger" Quotes from Famous Books



... de head leader of de Negroes. Tryin' to get Negroes to go 'gainst our white people. I spec' he was a two faced Yankee or carpetbagger. ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Mississippi Narratives • Works Projects Administration


Words linked to "Carpetbagger" :   self-seeker, opportunist


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