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* Left white churches for congregations of there own.

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*Continued to claim equal citizenship and carve out as much independence as possible.

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*Suffered from white violence and intimidation.

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*Most moved back to their plantations they used to work on because they didn't know what to do or where to go .

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Unable to secure their own land to farm.

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depended on sharecropping.

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Became more hostile to the freedmen

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lost their labor force and very large portion of their wealth

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lost their labor force and very large portion of their wealth

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feared retaliation by their former slaves.

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feared retaliation by their former slaves.

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unwilling to recognize the social and political rights of the newly freed slaves

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unwilling to recognize the social and political rights of the newly freed slaves

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had to compete with African American sharecroppers when they marketed their crops

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had to compete with African American sharecroppers when they marketed their crops

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some joined the ranks of the vigilante groups that terrorized African Americans 

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some joined the ranks of the vigilante groups that terrorized African Americans 

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Their sense of Social superiority to slaves now felt threatened 

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Their sense of Social superiority to slaves now felt threatened 

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Affected financially by newly freed slaves.

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Affected financially by newly freed slaves.

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women of all the reconstruction period depended on their social class 

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women of all the reconstruction period depended on their social class 

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Deaths or war related disabilities of their husbands often forced women into non-traditional roles. 

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Deaths or war related disabilities of their husbands often forced women into non-traditional roles. 

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Both wives of elite plantation owners and small farmers shared their husbands lass of social status

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Both wives of elite plantation owners and small farmers shared their husbands lass of social status

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most feared of economic competition from the freedmen

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most feared of economic competition from the freedmen

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women achieved some rights including the right to own property in their own name even after marriage. 

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women achieved some rights including the right to own property in their own name even after marriage. 

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came as teachers, missionaries or entrepreneurs 

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came as teachers, missionaries or entrepreneurs 