-The native-born white Southern Republican depicted in this image as an opportunist seeking political power by manipulating the black vote is known as a .

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Scalawags were white Southerners who cooperated politically with black freedmen and Northern newcomers (carpetbaggers) during the Reconstruction era, often depicted negatively by those opposing Reconstruction.

-The Native-Born White Southern Republican Depicted in This Image as an Opportunist