Summary: How Free Were Free Blacks In The North

Certainly, freedom was supposed to be “freer”” for those slaves that had fought for their rights after years of submissionn, but, unfortunately, many white Southern people continued to ignore the law by not showing any respect for Africans-Americans. Because of the radical reconstruction in the south, the African-Americans were a step closer from the same political

Freedmen were just as free as a white person the same gender as them, their freedom was not equal to a white person. Opelousas, Louisianas’ Black Codes passed in 1865 stated that, negroes could go to church service. Freedmen were also free because after the 15th Amendment was passed in 1870 they could run for Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives just like a white man (Doc. D). African Americans were voted into the House of Representatives twenty-four times between the years of 1869 to 1877 and was elected into Senate twice (Doc. E). In 1866 Sidney Andrews said, “I often noticed that workers in stores and men working in warehouses, and cart drivers

“The creation of schools for former slaves was an important part of Reconstruction” (“Document E: Education” 6). Young black children were sent to school, before the Reconstruction era, blacks were not able to go to school. African Americans had no educational freedom. Even though, African Americans were able to receive education, they did not have complete suffrage and property rights. Their rights were violated. Under the fifteenth amendment, black were qualified to vote, the KKK did not allow blacks to vote. Also, under the fourteenth amendment, blacks should be treated equally. However, unlike whites they were not able to own property, which violated their

In the time period between 1775 and 1830, African Americans start to gain more freedom in the North while the institution of slavery expanded in the South. These changes occurred due to the existence of different point of views. The North did not need slavery and acknowledge the cons of slavery while the South’s want for slavery quickly became a need.

In the town of Opelousas strict Black Codes enforce how African Americans can live in that certain town.

Northern Blacks were somewhat free in politics because in some places they had few chances to vote and have jury rights. But in a lot of places it was really close, so it has its limitations and that’s why it’s somewhat free. But for women they could not do anything at all. They had some of their freedom, but they had their limits. This limitation was important because this lead to the Blacks want their freedom and brought more of the whites wanting to rebel against the old style rule.

Then change in the 1730’s a religious group called the Quakers would inspire the Great Awakening which abolished slavery and demanded that slave holders across the colonies to do the same. That they would start to happen after the American Revolution by 1820’s and the north was on a path to end slavery for good and allowed blacks to live free in the north for the first time in American history, but that did not change for the south. The south offering liberties to white plantation owners have offered a few rights to blacks they would develop the ⅗ compromise that would determine how slaves would be counted as far as tax and legislative representation. While slavery started to get essentially worse in the southern states. It seems that the American Revolution did not do anything for the Africans for “freedom” besides what they did in the northern states by 1804. Every northern state either abolished slavery or passed a law to eliminate it

rights as white men. Blacks did enjoy more freedom, leaving the Southern plantations in hopes

Blacks in the North partially free. [Document B is an excerpt from a book by an Englishman, named Charles Mackay about his tour through the United States and Canada from 1857-1858. His book, Life and liberty in America: or sketches of a tour in the united States and Canada, is about the freedoms and limitation that the African Americans in the north had.] According to doc B which states that” he shall be free to live, and to thrive, if he can, and to pay taxes and to perform duties.” African Americans could live and thrive.African Americans were able to live and thrive so they weren’t slaves any longer which was good because they were free to do as they needed to.

The blacks couldn't do lots of things whites could politically and socially. Some political reasons is that they weren't allowed to vote or have any say in government Or community politics.if they tried to stand up for themselves they would either be put in jail or beat up by

Even though it may seem a tedious part of life, it all pays off in the end, with jobs, and money. Well, this was not the case for well educated black males in the North. Even if one were to surpass any white man, he would still not be able to have a better future than him. An example of this, would be in document c. A young well educated black male, exclaims in a speech, that he does not have as good a future, as any white man. It is sad, how racial discrimination, destroys the future of black kids, who have a lot of potential. The economy is what gets America up and running. If the economy were to collapse, the whole world would go into chaos. The sad thing about it, was that the African American community, were not allowed to contribute to it, except to pay their taxes. According to document b, a black man may be permitted to only pay taxes, and perform duties. It is

“I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one, I would have the other.” Stated by a freed Northern slave in his journal. The civil war affected the course of America and changed the World we know today. With the effect of slavery thousands of African Americans were outlawed into slaves across United States. With civil war storm clouds building, blacks did anything to be free by running to the free lands of so called “equality.” Many took a route called the Underground Railroad to the North lands. People thought that the North was free and equal but wasn’t so. The outcome of ex-fugitive slaves in the North wasn’t great. Through segregation and inequality, the blacks were restricted in North. They

African Americans weren’t slaves in the North but were they really free? The free African Americans lived in New England, Mid-Atlantic states and the mid west. There were 31,000,000 people and 14% were African Americans. The question is did the free blacks in the North have political freedom, economic freedom, social freedom, and religious freedom? The free blacks in the North were not truly free.

During slavery, most black slaves were denied proper education and many laws were passed in the South prohibiting slave literacy. Even free blacks in the century before and after the Civil War were limited in their access to quality education and career training.

Meanwhile, in the south, Free blacks were still at risk and lived under the shadow of slavery.Free blacks were at risk of being captured and sold as a slave to wealthy plantation owners. Their