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How did life for free blacks In the south compare with life for free blacks in the north?
Life for free blacks in the South was generally more restricted due to harsher racism, limited economic opportunities, and stricter laws governing their behavior. In contrast, free blacks in the North had more access to education, employment, and social services, although they still faced discrimination and prejudice. Overall, both regions presented challenges for free blacks, but the South tended to have more severe conditions.
How many free blacks lived in the antebellum south during the 1850s?
in the 1860's there was 1253 blacks in the south
Jim crow lawscan best be described as laws that?
restricted the rights of blacks
How was apartheid used in south africa?
Whites have all the power, asians had limited rights, then there were the colored, which had even more restricted rights, and the blacks had the least power and right, and could not vote at all.
Did most blacks leave the south after the civil war?
No, most blacks did not leave the south after the civil war.
Republicans in congress became influriated when?
Southern states enacted laws that restricted freedom for blacks.
What restricted the lives of blacks post-civil war?
Laws known as "Jim Crow" laws.
Did blacks work on southern railroads during the civil war?
Yes. Slave gangs did most of the laying of track in the South.
What requirement kept blacks from voting?
They had to pay poll taxes and the Grandfather Clause restricted many from voting.
Why did southern states establish the Black Codes following the Civil War?
Blacks occupation and movements was restricted
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.
What were the Black Codes during Reconstruction?
The black codes were a set of regulation for freedmen. They restricted their economic rights, they couldn't vote, they couldn't hold office or serve on a jury and they could not receive a public education. These Black Codes were enacted by restored white governments in the South. These laws were harsh and severely restricted Black citizens. Examples were laws that required Blacks to be given a permit in order to take employment in other than field work or domestic services.
