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Property laws, for both real estate and personal property, are state laws, so this depended on the state. Some states, such as Illinois, were supposedly "whites only" by state law, with no black person legally allowed within the borders of the state. But, generally, in states without such restrictions on black residency, free blacks would have the same property rights as anyone else - just a much harder time enforcing those right in court, if that became necessary. Some free blacks were actually slave owners themselves. Every southern state had a substantial population of free blacks, many of whom owned their own farms or businesses, and their homes. For slaves the situation was different - as they were themselves property, whether they could own anything would depend on the degree of personal freedom allowed by their owner. I have never heard of a slave who owned land, but it may have been theoretically posible. Some slaves had valuable skills, in building trades, for instance. Some masters allowed these workmen to sell their services to others when they weren't needed about the master's business. And while some masters rented out their slaves and pocketed the money they earned, others allowed the slave to keep all or part of his earnings, and some were able eventually to buy their own freedom.
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How black people were treated unfairly?
sell them to america so that they could be slave
Did king believe that gandhi ideas could help black people in the us?
no
What happened in Mississippi in 1933?
The Great Depression happened in 1933 in Mississippi. Unemployment was at an all time high. Jobs were non existent. Banks failed daily. Families lost their homes and businesses because they could not pay their property taxes.
Was there slavery for people in the 1950's?
Yes, In the 1950's there was slavery. In the 1950's black people were used as slaves because people thought white had rights to more freedom while black could not due to there skin color.
How was slavery before the civil war?
Slavery was terrible, most slaves were in the south. It was okay for black female slaves to get raped. Most slaves got wiped, beat, and treated like property. They didn't care what happened to their slaves because they could have just bought another. I hope this little bit of information helped.
Why Could black People Not Vote?
Slaves not only in the United States, but around the world, typically could not vote because they were not land owners. Slaves were also seen as property.
Why did whites NOT like African Aamericans during the 1800s?
In those times, black people were slaves of white people. They were not really considered people, instead they were more like property which could be used and sold.
Were black slaves counted as people?
No, they were seen as animals and property, but not as human beings or people with rights.
Do spanish people like black people?
it depends because not all people think the same i could be spanish and like black people and you could be spanish and not like black people.........not all persons think and are the same in any way. =) also .. some black people are ignorant as'f.
When could black people drink?
50,000BC
Do White people hate Black people because they came from black people?
It comes from a passage in the bible that could be interpreted as black people being cursed by god.
Is black a chemical property of carbon?
Black is the physical color of carbon, not its chemical property.
What could save black people according to poet Amiri Baraka?
"Sacred words" could save black people according to poet Amiri Baraka.
How do you use water cycle as in a sentence?
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Why is it the KKK was not formed before the civil war?
because before the civil war white people were already above black people, they began after the civil war because black people were starting to get their rights
What was south Africa like before nelson Mandela?
An oppressive dictatorship led by the National Party. They implemented the policy of Apartheid, which made a legal distinction and segregation between white people and "non-whites".
Who gave people black boils?
People who contracted the Bubonic plague (the Black Death) got black buboes in their armpits and groin area before they died.
