Many blacks discovered that they had a great amount of skills, but even when they became free, they found it very difficult to find somewhere that they could demonstrate these skills. White artisans disliked slavery, but they felt that the blacks with skills were considered competition and wanted to exclude them from any employment that would access those skills. Anger from white artisans was not the only obstacle that trapped blacks and stunted their growth in the labor market. White customers refused to be served by them and because of this their status continued to decline until the mid-century. Four states even went so far as to prohibit them from coming onto their land indefinitely. Women also felt that they weren’t given the same opportunities as others throughout the market revolution. Some of the products that were previously made at home by the women, were now becoming mass produced products and could be bought, seemingly diminishing the jobs of the women. Women were also seen as inadequate for public life as opposed to men who were seen as highly adequate for public life. Despite the thoughts of majority of the population, there were still women who were determined to go to work outside of the
Many blacks discovered that they had a great amount of skills, but even when they became free, they found it very difficult to find somewhere that they could demonstrate these skills. White artisans disliked slavery, but they felt that the blacks with skills were considered competition and wanted to exclude them from any employment that would access those skills. Anger from white artisans was not the only obstacle that trapped blacks and stunted their growth in the labor market. White customers refused to be served by them and because of this their status continued to decline until the mid-century. Four states even went so far as to prohibit them from coming onto their land indefinitely. Women also felt that they weren’t given the same opportunities as others throughout the market revolution. Some of the products that were previously made at home by the women, were now becoming mass produced products and could be bought, seemingly diminishing the jobs of the women. Women were also seen as inadequate for public life as opposed to men who were seen as highly adequate for public life. Despite the thoughts of majority of the population, there were still women who were determined to go to work outside of the