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Why were most Southern whites reluctant to emancipate their slaves?
Southern whites were reluctant to emancipate their slaves because slaves were their livelihood. Slaves did all the dirty work such as farming and house hold chores.
Did all whites own some land and had slaves in the south?
ANSWER:Not all Whites in the South owned land, nor did they have slaves. Many Whites were just as poor as the Black slaves. Many had to hire themselves out to do work for the wealthy land owners.Some Whites were sharecroppers with powerful plantation owners. Of course the wealthy land owners would take advantage of the Whites, just as they did with their slaves.
Why did blacks slaves get abused by whites?
Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.
Did the slaves voluntarily go to America?
Not at all. They were forced to become slaves and work for the whites.
What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?
6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.
