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Chapter 37

           Manyloyalfieldhandsalsorefusedtoavailthemselvesofthenewfreedom,butthehordesof"trashyfreeissueniggers,"whowerecausingmostofthetrouble,weredrawnlargelyfromthefield-handclass.

           Inslavedays,theselowlyblackshadbeendespisedbythehousenegroesandyardnegroesascreaturesofsmallworth.JustasEllenhaddone,otherplantationmistressesthroughouttheSouthhadputthepickaninniesthroughcoursesoftrainingandeliminationtoselectthebestofthemforthepositionsofgreaterresponsibility.Thoseconsignedtothefieldsweretheonesleastwillingorabletolearn,theleastenergetic,theleasthonestandtrustworthy,themostviciousandbrutish.Andnowthisclass,thelowestintheblacksocialorder,wasmakinglifeamiseryfortheSouth.

           AidedbytheunscrupulousadventurerswhooperatedtheFreedmen’sBureauandurgedonbyafervorofNorthernhatredalmostreligiousinitsfanaticism,theformerfieldhandsfoundthemselvessuddenlyelevatedtotheseatsofthemighty.Theretheyconductedthemselvesascreaturesofsmallintelligencemightnaturallybeexpectedtodo.Likemonkeysorsmallchildrenturnedlooseamongtreasuredobjectswhosevalueisbeyondtheircomprehension,theyranwildeitherfromperversepleasureindestructionorsimplybecauseoftheirignorance.

           Tothecreditofthenegroes,includingtheleastintelligentofthem,fewwereactuatedbymaliceandthosefewhadusuallybeen"meanniggers"eveninslavedays.

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