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Describe the work force in the South before the Civil War

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Most were sharecroppers, agricultural wage laborers, or small landowners Others worked in industrial jobs, mining, and forestry. In cities, many performed unskilled labor tasks such as loading freight. African-American women frequently worked as domestic servants and laundresses.

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