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Olmstead mentions, “They did not suppose the niggers ever thought of rising now, but could give no better reason for not supposing so than that ‘everybody said there warn’t no danger on’t way.’” If this is true, why did whites no longer fear blacks revolting? -Emily King | Olmstead mentions, “They did not suppose the niggers ever thought of rising now, but could give no better reason for not supposing so than that ‘everybody said there warn’t no danger on’t way.’” If this is true, why did whites no longer fear blacks revolting? -Emily King | ||
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| + | Reading this piece really made me wonder, how exactly did Southern plantation owners get by with the loss of all of their slaves following the Civil War? Considering a great deal of their wealth was invested in purchasing those slaves, as well as their massive plots of land to grow cotton, tobacco, corn, and other crops, what means did they have besides their and their children's labor to cultivate that land? -Adam Shlossman | ||
What exactly were the “pens in the woods” that the farmer refers to in this piece? Were they common? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | What exactly were the “pens in the woods” that the farmer refers to in this piece? Were they common? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | ||
