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jul 3, 1837 - Blacks own property

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Blacks now own in total 15 million dollars in real estate
Free blacks found employment in towns where whites left for the western frontier, the jobs were carpenters architects, druggists, photographers, barbers, tailors, jewelers, furniture makers, and even teachers and dentists

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jul 3, 1837
Now
~ 189 years ago