Question

Why did the Ku Klux Klan target scalawags with violence?

A. Scalawags were Northerners who came to the South.
B. Scalawags were wealthy, former plantation owners.
C. Scalawags had opposed secession and the Civil War.
D. Scalawags were powerful members of the White League.

Answer 1

Scalawags were wealthy white men who supported working with freed black men that came from the North. So, the answer is A. I hope this helps!