Indenture for "...Colored Children Named William, Dennis & Henry," July 20, 1866
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Immediately after the Civil War, defeated white Southerners tried to remake the South as they had known it before the war. With slavery abolished, some whites devised labor contracts which forced African Americans back into near-slave conditions. This indenture, imposed on three orphaned children, required them to work for a white master until they came of age.
Immediately after the Civil War, defeated white Southerners tried to remake the South as they had known it before the war. With slavery abolished, some whites devised labor contracts which forced African Americans back into near-slave conditions. This indenture, imposed on three orphaned children, required them to work for a white master until they came of age.
Artifact
Indenture
Date Made
20 July 1866
Subject Date
20 July 1866
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.16.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 in
Width: 8 in
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