A nursemaid and her charge, from a daguerreotype, c. 1865.


A nursemaid and her charge, from a daguerreotype, c. 1865.
(The Valentine Museum)

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African-Americans found a wider variety of employment opportunities in cities than in rural areas.

Many black women worked as domestic servants.
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A New Birth of Freedom: Reconstruction During the Civil War he Meaning of Freedom: Black and White Responses to Slavery From Free Labor to Slave Labor Rights and Power: The Politics of Reconstruction Introduction The Ending of Reconstruction Epilogue: The Unfinished Revolution Additional Resources Credits for this Exhibit