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title: "In the early years, after the Civil War, what how did former slaves earn a living?"  
description: "In the early years, after the Civil War, what how did former slaves earn a living?"  
author: "agustina johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40806/in-the-early-years-after-the-civil-war-what-how-did-former-slaves-earn-a-living  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# In the early years, after the Civil War, what how did former slaves earn a living?

In the [early years](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42548/what-type-of-currency-was-not-used-in-the-united-states-during-its-early-years), after the [Civil War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51320/what-problems-did-the-south-have-after-the-civil-war), what how did former slaves [earn](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12431/how-to-increase-your-earning-potential) a living?\
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