Question 95244 • CCPS Georgia Studies 8 (45.00900) YL IC
Free blacks were legally able to earn and keep money, while enslaved workers were forced to work for enslavers and could not control the wages their labor produced. This difference in financial independence shows a difference in status. Free blacks still faced severe restrictions, so they could not travel anywhere or enjoy all the rights of U.S. citizens.
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