Keri Leigh Merritt: Poor Whites in the Antebellum South
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Poor whites were mistreated, excluded, jailed, and generally abused by the white slave owning class. So why did they align with them then, and why do they continue that alignment today? There are moments of collaboration between poor whites and enslaved or emancipated blacks, but only moments before the ruling class changes their strategy.
Keri Leigh Merritt: Poor Whites in the Antebellum South
Keri Leigh Merritt: Poor Whites in the…
Keri Leigh Merritt: Poor Whites in the Antebellum South
Poor whites were mistreated, excluded, jailed, and generally abused by the white slave owning class. So why did they align with them then, and why do they continue that alignment today? There are moments of collaboration between poor whites and enslaved or emancipated blacks, but only moments before the ruling class changes their strategy.