Oh, how those numbers can be so misleading...

First of all the abolitionist movement was gaining traction in the latre 50's... Movement's take time... Numbers don't tell the entire story...

And the numbers that aren't mentioned is the number of black people after the Emancipation who were doing absolutely the same type and amount of work for lousy wages... The Jim Crow days were no picnic for former slaves... In essence, the Emancipation said this "You're free.... you ain't got nuthin'... We ain'tonna give you nuthin... But yer free..."

Free exactly to do what??? Hey, this wasn't the 20's when manufacturing jobs became available for blacks up north... No, these folks were no better off from the Emancipation right up until the 20's when their grandkids had some opportunities...

Let's keep this in some perspective here...

Bobert