Free blacks in the antebellum period—those years from the formation of the Union until the Civil War—were quite outspoken about the injustice of slavery. Their ability to express themselves, however, was determined by whether they lived in the North or the South. Free Southern blacks continued to live under the shadow of slavery, unable to travel or assemble as freely as those in the North. It was also more difficult for them to organize and sustain churches, schools, or fraternal orders such as the Masons.
Although their lives were circumscribed by numerous discriminatory laws even in the colonial period, freed African Americans, especially in the North, were active participants in American society. Black men enlisted as soldiers and fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Some owned land, homes, businesses, and paid taxes. In some Northern cities, for brief periods of time, black property owners voted. A very small number of free blacks owned slaves. The slaves that most free blacks purchased were relatives whom they later manumitted. A few free blacks also owned slave holding plantations in Louisiana, Virginia, and South Carolina.
Free African American Christians founded their own churches which became the hub of the economic, social, and intellectual lives of blacks in many areas of the fledgling nation. Blacks were also outspoken in print. Freedom's Journal, the first black-owned newspaper
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<h2>A. RIKKI -TIKKI-TAVI</h2>
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- Hijras support themselves through begging, performances, and sex work.
- Hijras are revered as powerful religious figures.
- Hijras face discrimination in access to housing, health care, and education.
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Transgender denotes the gender identity or expression of the person that does not fit or differs with the sex assigned at birth.
The transgender individuals are referred by the term hijra. Due to gender stratification, Hijras were not given equal access to housing, education and health care in India.
In Southeast Asia, Hijras are respected as powerful religious figures. Hijras beg and do sex work for their survival.
Bahuchara Mata- a Hindu goddess was commonly worshipped by Hijras.
