it was legal as a form of punishment
the civil war improved industries and almost stopped labor force
National labor union
Yes. But it really began to expand westward after the Civil War.
share cropping
yes
It was legal as a form of punishment.... apex!
After the Civil War, forced labor persisted primarily due to systemic racism, economic exploitation, and the legal loopholes in the Reconstruction amendments. Sharecropping and convict leasing emerged as practices that effectively maintained a labor system exploiting Black individuals, often under conditions reminiscent of slavery. Additionally, Southern states enacted Black Codes, which restricted the rights of African Americans and allowed for coercive labor practices to thrive. This combination of social, legal, and economic factors ensured that forced labor continued long after the abolition of slavery.
So-called blood diamonds are mined by forced labor and the proceeds are used to finance guerrilla armies, coups, and civil wars.
Forced loans didn't cause the Civil War, they had very little to do with it.
Mark Twain could not continue as a riverboat navigator because of the Civil War.
the civil war improved industries and almost stopped labor force
The Draft.
Forced labor continued after the Civil War primarily due to the systemic racism and economic exploitation entrenched in Southern society. The Black Codes enacted by Southern states sought to maintain control over the newly freed African American population, effectively reestablishing a form of servitude through legal loopholes and exploitative labor contracts. Additionally, the sharecropping system emerged, which, while ostensibly offering autonomy, often trapped Black farmers in cycles of debt and dependency, perpetuating forced labor conditions. Thus, despite the formal abolition of slavery, many African Americans found themselves in situations that mirrored slavery's oppressive structures.
National labor union
sharecropping
Yes. But it really began to expand westward after the Civil War.
share cropping