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Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
There were a great many free blacks living in the south prior to the Civil War. Most free blacks in American lived in the south. In the 1860 census there were 30 million people in the US. Nine million were in the south, including three million slaves, and another half million free blacks. John Hope Franklin, the eminent black historian, has made the free black population of the south a subject of his excellent writing.
Much of the north was destroyed during the civil war?
No - most of the SOUTH was
Prior to the civil war which group had the most political power in the south?
The plantation owners
Who were the most important civil war generals?
The most important Civil War generals were General Ulysses S. Grant for the North and General Robert E. Lee for the South.
Discuss the economicsocial conditions of blacks in the South during Reconstruction?
Most African-Americans in the South made their living as sharecroppers and were poor. Reconstruction protected their right to vote and to seek public office.
Did blacks work on southern railroads during the civil war?
Yes. Slave gangs did most of the laying of track in the South.
Why were there few free blacks living in the South prior to the Civil War?
There were a great many free blacks living in the south prior to the Civil War. Most free blacks in American lived in the south. In the 1860 census there were 30 million people in the US. Nine million were in the south, including three million slaves, and another half million free blacks. John Hope Franklin, the eminent black historian, has made the free black population of the south a subject of his excellent writing.
What man was the most helpful to blacks after civil war?
kevin rudd
Why should the white men govern the south after war?
White men governed the South after the Civil war because most Southerners did not like that blacks were free from slavery , therefor they did not want a black to govern one of their states .
Who was the leading black spokesman for the emancipation of slaves prior to the civil war?
Who was the most Famous spokesman for Blacks prior to the Civil War?
Most blacks who moved to Chicago were fleeing terrible poverty in?
The Deep South.
Why was the civil rights movement centered in the south?
The Civil Rights Movement centered on the south because this was the place of some of the most egregious Jim Crow policies as well as violence, with the Ku Klux Klan often deeply entrenched in the legal justice system. In addition, the denial of service to blacks in public places or institutions as well as the denial of their right to vote by intimidation made it a good place to start.
Why do you think the the ku kulx klan was not formed before the civil war?
Because most Southern blacks were slaves, and there weren't the civil rights issues.
When the civil war began in 1861 how many freemen were living in the US?
Most were living in the south, where there were half a million free blacks, and three and a half million slaves. There was no large black population in the northern states.
Which former confederate state had most blacks holding office during reconstruction?
Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction
Why were blacks used?
Black codes were used as a means of control. After the civil war, there were millions of free blacks. The southern elite didn't want them to leave because most still had their property and although everything was in disrepair after the war, more than ever they needed their property repaired. Vagrancy Laws helped that happen
Most free blacks in the south lived?
in cities located in the northern part of the region
