Nevertheless , free blacks entered about 6,500 claims to homesteads ; about 1000 of these eventually resulted in property certificates .
They also faced extremely harsh conditions , usually on low quality land that had been rejected by white settlers in years past .
Free blacks entered about 6,500 claims to homesteads ; about 1000 of these eventually resulted in property certificates .
They also faced extremely harsh conditions , usually on low quality land that had been rejected by white settlers in years past .