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A South Carolina Landowner Attempts to Indenture a Free Child
When slavery ended, southern landowners attempted to establish a labor system that would pay freedpeople low wages and keep them under strict control. One method of accomplishing this was through indenture contracts for African-American children who [...]
Tags: Freedmen's Bureau, Reconstruction
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)