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Introduction |
By the 1850's the population of the United States had grown to just over 23 million. A lot of other slaves grew up hearing bible stories used those stories and put them into their quilts. In those quilts were hidden messages of freedom.The factor that shaped African American slaves was, racism. |
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North and South, Slave and Free
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The experiences of American Americans at mid-century depended on where they lived in slavery or freedom. A former slave, Fredrick Douglass toured the North talking to white audiences about slavery. |
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Slaves Legal Status |
Fredrick Douglass reminded his listeners that the law defined slaves as property,not humans. Slaveholders could do almost anything with their property. As property slaves had none of the rights that free people took for granted. "In law, the slave has no wife,no children, no country,no home," Douglass said. |
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Rural and Urban Slaves |
Most slaves worked on farms and plantations across the South .The wages they earned belonged to their owners. Because of freedom observed Douglass , "As a city slave is almost a freeman compared to a slave on a plantation." |
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Free Blacks in the South |
About half of all free African Americans lived in the south. Most worked as laborers, craftspeople, or household servants in town and cities. They were not allowed to work at certain jobs. |
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