Not all southern blacks were slaves, but even for free blacks, freedom seldom meant equality. How and why were free blacks denied equality in the South from 1820 to 1860?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Free blacks in the South faced economic, civil, and social restrictions. Southern state laws seriously limited their mobility, rights, and opportunities. If granted equality, free blacks would have offered competition to whites and certainly would have set a "bad example" in raising the hopes and expectations of black slaves.
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