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In 1860 freed blacks numbered 250,000 in the north and 250,000 in the south
many free blacks were mulattoes freed by their white parent
they owned property, especially in New Orleans and some even owned slaves
discrimination was common
Northern states sometimes forbade entrance to blacks
they could not vote and could not attend public schools
they were also in peril of being hijacked back into slavery
They were hated and persecuted by Irish immigrants because they competed for jobs with them
It was said that in the North they were liked as a race but despised as individuals and in the South they were despised as a race but liked as individuals.
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What did free blacks living in the north and south face?
Free blacks in both the north and south faced discrimination, limited job opportunities, social segregation, and restrictions on their civil rights. They were also at risk of being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the south, and faced the constant threat of being captured under the Fugitive Slave Laws in the north.
What is a good title for an essay about free blacks in the north?
"The Struggle and Triumph of Free Blacks in the North"
How many 'free' blacks in the north in 1861?
well im not pretty sure how much in the 1861 but in 1860 there was 221,000 free blacks were in the north. hope that help :)
In what ways were the lives of free blacks in the north diff rent from and similar to the lives of free blacks in the south?
There were no free African Americans in the south. In the north they were free but still discrimination kept them from expressing themselves and having rights.
How were free blacks treated in the antebellum North?
Better then in the south
Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?
Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.
What did free blacks do in the north do to advance their rights and build communities?
the blacks who gained their freedom in the north they founded schools and churches to advance their rights and communties.
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
What state allowed free blacks to vote in the wake of the American revolution?
North Carolina
Who were most often the the teachers in freedmens bureau schools?
Whites and free blacks from the North
Who were most often teachers in freedmen's bureau school?
whites and free blacks from the north
Who where most often the teachers in freedmen bureaus schools?
whites and free blacks from the north.
