Free to work
African americans, employment
Labor contract
Labor laws and legislation, united states
Southern states, history
Reconstruction
Südstaaten
Labor market
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Employment
African Americans
History
James D. Schmidt examines federal efforts to establish "free labor" in the South during and after the Civil War by exploring labor law in the antebellum North and South and its role in the development of a capitalist labor market. Identifying the emergence of conservative, moderate, and liberal sta…
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