In the 12 years following the abolition of slavery, former slaves made meaningful political, social and economic gains. This moment was short-lived.
Abolition and the Abolitionists
Why Slavery is Still Legal in America – And How Voters Can Take Action
Jim Crow Laws: Definition, Facts & Timeline
Home – Articles, Analysis, Opinion – The Conversation – page 635
Historical Legacies, Black Canadian Slavery, and Institutional Histories - AAIHS
Moments in Canadian History of Black Labour
prison labor – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1
People's History of Fourth of July - Zinn Education Project
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history
2018: Freedom Highway - THE BLUES PROJECT
Exploiting black labor after the abolition of slavery
U.S. Slavery and Economic Thought - Econlib