Common whites
North carolina, history
White people
Working class, united states
Slavery, united states, history
Whites
Poor
Social classes
Slavery
History
At the time of the Civil War, roughly three out of every four southern whites did not own slaves. Most of the rest owned only a few. Until recently, these "common whites" have been largely forgotten. In the past few years, several important studies have examined common whites in individual counties …
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