 As a result, many individuals became proficient in spinning, weaving, shoemaking, carpentry, painting, blacksmithing, and the building trades This knowledge was passed from one generation to the next, and many African Americans dominated these crafts after emancipation.In addition to the building trades, Bullard also was educated in carpentry.He became very skilled at cutting and laying brick, marble, and granite, and cutting and laying pine and oak flooring.