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Yes, there are records of free blacks slaves owning slaves. This was a complex issue. Some did it to feel in charge, some did it to save friends and family, and some did it for other reasons.
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What were the similarities and differences between the situations of free blacks in the North and slaves in the South?
Similarities - limited/no rights; still discriminated; could not become citizens Differences - Slaves - treated as property; worked 12-14 hours Free Blacks - worked as servants by CHOICE; worked less hours; more jobs to choose from;
What was Rhode Island's regiment of slaves and free blacks called?
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment sometimes called Varnum's Continentals.
Why blacks were allowed to fight in the north and not the south during the US Civil War?
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
How did slaves prove they were not runaways?
If they were slaves, then they were runaways! You probably mean How did freed blacks prove they weren't slaves.
What year did blacks own slaves?
yes
Education reform did not help?
free black slaves
A group that was not helped by education reform was?
Free blacks were not helped by education reform.
How many blacks fought to free slaves?
185,000
What did free blacks have to carry to guarantee that they were not slaves?
Gun
Did abraham lincoln free the blacks?
Not exactly, he freed the slaves, not all slaves were black.
The state with more free blacks than slaves?
delaware
In the late 1850s several southern states sought to?
Did they re-slave free blacks. Did they free all slaves. force all free blacks to live in cities. send free blacks back to Africa.
Who did john Adams hire instead of slaves?
he hired free blacks
How did free blacks of the north react to the dred scot decision?
they were happy to be slaves..they did not want to be free
How was institution of slavery different for slaves and free blacks?
i had the same once one
When we're blacks slaves?
No, we are not blacks slaves, and I don't know when we will be.
Why didn't the confederacy draft slaves and free blacks into the army?
Because it was already bad enough what blacks had to go through at that time!
