Slavery by another name: Interesting premise. Slavery did not end in 1865 but in 1942. Who knew?

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According to the Constitution, slavery ended unless you were a convicted felon. If you could not prove that you were employed then you were incarcerated. If you walked on the railroad tracks you were incarcerated. If you spoke up and were considered "uppity" you were incarcerated. If you talked to loudly in the presence of white people, you were incarcerated.

Once incarcerated the prisoners would be rented to different farms. Blacks were not allowed to freely go and work where they wanted in the south, so many left from the South and moved up North.

This started in 1874 after the federal government turned its back. The south made: $14,000 in 1874, and in 1890 the South made $116 000 = 1.2 million dollars in today's time.

The Justice's of the Peace were all corrupt and would fine people guilty for conjured up crimes. President Theodore Roosevelt who was well aware of the situations allowed this to continue as was President Woodrow Wilson aware and looked the other way. WW1 black soldiers went to fight for their country but when they returned they faced some of the same challenges that they faced before they left. World War One lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 1920's-1940's

Blacks in the South stayed within Sharecropper contracts because it gave them some sense of protection. So slavery did not end in 1865... Peonage continued. It was 80 years later by President FDR that slavery was actually attacked. A white man was convicted of slavery in 1942. This is the official end of slavery.

Who knew? Can you imagine how those poor black people felt that at any time they could be picked up and sent to prison and never seen again. Blacks learned from this time that they were not equal to whites and could not get true justice from local, state or federal government. They were impoverished, illiterate and afraid.

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Asked by 35yoamom at 12:32 AM on Feb. 14, 2012 in Politics & Current Events

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Uhh...yeah lol. No, but I actually love studying Black US History so yes I knew this, although this is the very thin nutshell version.

Answer by maecntpntz219 at 12:52 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Yes I knew all of this and more. Lincoln was meaning to send all people of color back to Africa after the north won. The only reason that didn;t happen is that he was assasilated. The north replaced all the sherriffs governors Mayors etc with their own people who were called carpet baggers. They were not out to help anyone but their own pocketbooks. Those who were indentured servants were not free at the end of the civil war because they were not black but white. While the black population could move up north where they were not welcomed the indentured servants were not. Though their contracts of indenture usually were for seven years, the contract could be sold to another and thus bind the servant for another 7 years. If a child was produced during the time of indenture the service due was automatically doubled even if the child was the result of unwanted attention from the master.

Answer by Dardenella at 12:54 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Even though slavery ended back then, discrimination in this country still remains. No matter where you go, you are always judged by the color of your skin or the gender of your sex. We are all equal in the eyes of the law. If a man hits a woman, not in self defense, he goes to jail. If a woman beats a man, not in self defense, she goes to jail. That is the way it should have always been. There is no weaker sex and there is no list of minorities in this country. This country is built with the sweat from men and women from all around the world!

Answer by latinrmommy79 at 1:10 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Was within the last ten years that share cropping.was still going on. Homeless were.picked up in Florida with a promise of a job in Georgia to pick peaches. These people were trapped at the plantation, being forced to spend all their income at the only general store available to them, with over inflated prices. So in a sense they were working for free by giving all their money back to the plantation owner via the general shop.

Answer by BlueSaphire at 1:13 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Slavery ended? Nah, we just get paid for it now. lol
My father's dad immigrated here from Ireland and he and his wife ended up as an indentured servant for 14 yrs, 7 yrs for him and 7 yrs for her. BTW, he immigrated here in 1901. From what I could get from Ancestry.com and from what my father told me, he was treated fairly well, but his wife was not and she was raped and she eventually committed suicide. It must have been really bad for her to do that considering she was Catholic.

Answer by Michigan-Mom74 at 1:52 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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It's weird that they are calling that the official end, when in my opinion it wasn't until after Jim Crow laws ended.
They just called 'slavery' by different names until it was finally outlawed with Jim Crow.

Answer by squish at 3:18 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Was within the last ten years that share cropping.was still going on

Sharecropping STILL goes on - difference is that both blacks and whites make their living this way.

Answer by missanc at 8:00 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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well it still took quite a few more years until there was "equality"...

Answer by figaro8895 at 9:06 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Yes, it takes time for people to change their ways. Even though a war had been fought, black people still had a struggle on their hands for many years to come. The segregation part of it, IMO was just as bad as the slavery.

Answer by JackieGirl007 at 10:31 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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I watched this on PBS last night, i thought it was an excellent documentary.

Answer by UpSheRises at 11:01 AM on Feb. 14, 2012
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