Reading Comprehension (RC) | In 1960, historian Clement Eaton argued that in the pre-Civil War

­[box_out][box_in]      In 1960, historian Clement Eaton argued that in the pre-Civil War South, the occasional practice of African American slaves’ working for paying employers as well as for slaveowners was the primary means by which slaves were enabled to purchase their own freedom, because they could save whatever portion of their wages their slaveowners allowed them to keep. Research indicates, however, that slaves throughout the South raised crops in plots designated for their own use and sold wares in local markets, and that hired-out slaves did not necessarily save money more successfully than did other slaves. Yet Eaton’s viewpoint persists among historians who have inadequately considered both this research and the role of the family and community among those slaves who were most likely to purchase their own freedom, that is, those who worked in urban areas. For example, by 1850 the number of free African Americans in the District of Columbia greatly outnumbered slaves, and those free
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