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title: "I was born to freed slaves during the Civil War. I became a schoolteacher and worked for economic success and..."  
description: "I was born to freed slaves during the Civil War. I became a schoolteacher and worked for economic success and..."  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-05-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42488/i-was-born-to-freed-slaves-during-the-civil-war-i-became-a-schoolteacher-and-worked-for-economic-success-and  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# I was born to freed slaves during the Civil War. I became a schoolteacher and worked for economic success and...

I was born to freed slaves during the [Civil War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51320/what-problems-did-the-south-have-after-the-civil-war). I became a schoolteacher and worked for economic [success](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/198683/how-to-be-successful-in-your-life) and [independence](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/305486/the-role-of-technology-in-improving-quality-of-life) of [African Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home). I studied [accounting](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13034/challenges-for-accounting-students) at night [school](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/311528/advantages-of-an-ib-boarding-school-in-the-same-city) and eventually started a bank. Who am i?\
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