Most southern whites did not own slaves but still supported the slave system because they thought plantation owners should also work in the fields. they supported the civil rights act of 1866. they believed slavery was immoral. they believed it was a necessity to the southern economy.

How did the cleveland massacre impact standard oil in 1872? standard oil hired all the laborers who were nearly killed during the cleveland massacre. standard oil became a monopoly in the cleveland oil market after the cleveland massacre. standard oil was bought out by other companies in the city after the cleveland massacre. standard oil closed down to avoid additional violence in the wake of the cleveland massacre.