What Was the Problem with the Labor Contracts for Many

question 36

Multiple Choice

What was the problem with the labor contracts for many blacks?

• A) There were few problems, because of the beneficial attitudes of many Freedmen's Bureau workers.
• B) They were rarely done voluntarily, or on an equal basis. Blacks ended up at about the same station as during slavery.
• C) Blacks refused to sign them, thinking that whites were trying to trick them into slavery again.
• D) The labor contracts were not the main problem. White landowners simply refused to obey their terms.

Identify the effects of reducing or increasing discrimination within the labor market.

Understand the mechanisms and outcomes of occupational segregation and crowding.

Understand the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and identify arguments for and against its implementation.

Analyze the effects of discrimination on employment, income distribution, and the overall economy.

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