Question

How were the lives of free African Americans similar to those of enslaved African Americans in the 1700s?

Answer 1

they still worked for the white and there were segregation.

Answer 2

Answer:

African-Americans suffered which is called 'a new form of slavery'

Explanation:

Besides African-Americans were free, back then was laws that jailed black people who was doing nothing 'on the streets', this excuse was aimed to justify the obligation of working in unfair jobs.

So, at the end, they were working for white people like African American in the 1700s.