What did many free African Americans do

They became sharecroppers because it was kinda hard for them to get land on their own

Explanation:

battle of saint-mihiel, (12–16 september 1918), allied victory and the first u.s.-led offensive in world war i. the allied attack against the saint-mihiel salient provided the americans with an opportunity to use their forces on the western front en masse.

explanation:

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.