Reconstruction era removed civilian governments in the South, and placed the former Confederacy under the rule of the U.S. Army. The army conducted new elections in which the freed slaves could vote, while whites who had held leading positions under the Confederacy were temporarily denied the vote and were not permitted to run for office. In ten states, coalitions of freedmen, recent black and white arrivals from the North (carpetbaggers), and white Southerners who supported Reconstruction (scalawags) cooperated to form Republican biracial state governments. They introduced various reconstruction programs including: funding public schools, establishing charitable institutions, raising taxes, and funding public improvements
Hush ... Not A Word To Mary Hush ... Not A Word To Mary Hush ... Not A Word To Mary was the second UK hit for New Zealand singer John Rowles. It was the follow up release to his major hit If I Only Had Time. The song was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. Mike Leander was the producer and arranger. The B side "The Night We Called It A Day" was written by John Rowles and Steve Kipner. It was published by Intune, which was the new publishing company for Murray and Callender. By July 6, the single shot up 18 places from