fight any new incarnations of white supremacy. Some freedom-making families repurposed the housing structures they had occupied during slavery. Many of these were single-family-size log cabins and wood-framed shotgun homes that were at least a story and a half high. Ground floors were made of planks of wood set up on blocks that lifted two feet above ground.103 Subfloors provided storage space. First and main floors usually included rooms for sleeping, and a kitchen. Upper half-stories provided space for storing goods and, sometimes, extra sleeping space. Families who could do so lived in
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