The American Civil War: Were They Really Free?
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As the country headed towards a Civil War, a great question materialized with it. Almost 200 years ago, the United States counted themselves, revealing that only about 10% of the whole black population were free. However, were they really free? Were blacks that weren't enslaved unrestrained and unimpeded? Comparing the free blacks in the North to the whites, free blacks were not actually free. They were not permitted political privileges, had only some social rights, and were still restricted in economics and education.
To begin, although blacks were free, they were not permitted political liberties. Blacks were not allowed to do jury duty (Doc. A). They were also not allowed to share any deliberations of the
As the country headed towards a Civil War, a great question materialized with it. Almost 200 years ago, the United States counted themselves, revealing that only about 10% of the whole black population were free. However, were they really free? Were blacks that weren't enslaved unrestrained and unimpeded? Comparing the free blacks in the North to the whites, free blacks were not actually free. They were not permitted political privileges, had only some social rights, and were still restricted in economics and education.
To begin, although blacks were free, they were not permitted political liberties. Blacks were not allowed to do jury duty (Doc. A). They were also not allowed to share any deliberations of the