Question

After ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, many African Americans in the South
were able to buy their own plantations.
were elected to serve in federal office.
avoided discrimination by taking farm jobs.
stayed in poverty and debt.

Answer 1

After ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, many African Americans in the South **stayed in poverty and debt**. Despite the legal freedom granted by the amendment, systemic racism, discriminatory laws, and economic challenges such as sharecropping contributed to persistent poverty and a lack of economic opportunities for many African Americans in the post-Civil War South.