Discuss some of the characteristics of black voluntary societies in the period. How did gender and class shape the types of activities blacks were involved in?
What will be an ideal response?
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Define voluntary societies as self-help benevolent organizations run by elites.
2. Compare white vs. black voluntary societies.
3. Explain why blacks created separate voluntary societies.
4. Explain that black women formed their own organizations for charity work.
5. Explain that working class black men formed working class voluntary organizations such as burial societies.
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