The Yeoman class in the South consisted of non-slaveholding white farmers who supported slavery for various reasons.
The Yeoman class
The largest single group of southern whites were non-slaveholding people called yeomen. These were small farmers who owned between 50-200 acres, primarily in the upcountry of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Yeomen, although owning few or no slaves, typically supported slavery due to perceived societal superiority and fear of northern abolitionists, viewing slave ownership as a means to wealth.
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