I am a slave in South Carolina. It is the first day after slavery is outlawed by amendment to the Constitution. Where do I go? Do I have money? Is my owner mandated to provide any type of assistance? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I am a slave in South Carolina. It is the first day after slavery is outlawed by amendment to the Constitution. Where do I go? Do I have money? Is my owner mandated to provide any type of assistance?

by chikindiner

I'm just curious how former slaves didn't just send up living on the streets.

OldWorldGlory

You may be interested in past posts on this topic:

How were the former slaves actually freed after the American Civil War? What was the process? Did many former slaveowners get killed by their former slaves, or did people mostly leave peacefully?
^(26 Feb 2015 | 2 comments)
^(/u/Anoraklibrarian talks about how slaves dealt with being freed during and in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War.)
There are stories of American slave owners treating their slaves so well that the slaves "enjoyed" being slaves and decided to never leave the owners, even after Emancipation. Is this strictly revisionist or is some historical proof?
^(27 Oct 2015 | 35 comments)
^(/u/BeondTheGrave discusses major issues that the former slaves faced.)

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