How Did Slaves Resist Their Circumstances and Attempt to Negotiate

question 63

Essay

How did slaves resist their circumstances and attempt to negotiate a better situation for themselves in the nineteenth-century South?

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Definitions:

Salting

A tactic used by unions in which union members seek employment at non-union workplaces to organize from within and encourage unionization.

Union Election

A formal voting process in which workers decide whether to establish a union as their representative for collective bargaining with their employer.

Representation Election Campaigns

Activities and efforts undertaken to support or oppose candidates or proposals in election contests where the issue is the representation of workers, often in the context of union representation.

Illegally Fired

Termination of employment in violation of legal protections, such as anti-discrimination laws, labor laws, or contractual agreements.