In other cases they knew that these men were dishonest and unprincipled; and yet they encouraged their confiding subordinates to bind themselves to such men for a year, in remote regions, where there was little hope for protection from the Freedman’s Bureau or from civil officers.
Reid discusses the unethical practices of some individuals who mislead freedmen into contracts with dishonest employers.
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