Free Blacks compared to Slaves

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Southern blacks were also deemed as property. A slave could not leave the farm without permission. If someone ever helped a slave escape they could be charged with theft or even worst. Blacks in the south had no right to vote. Even though blacks represent about 40% of the population in the south they did not have the right to vote...
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Even though blacks represent about 40% of the population in the south they did not have the right to vote. Southern blacks were kept ignorant. Blacks were not allowed to learn to read. It was against the law to teach a slave how to read. Many whites believed that if a slave learned how to read he would be capable to learn how to escape...
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