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Well, technically they were all free when President Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation. However, many blacks were not truly free, from both slavery and the KKK until the early 1990's.

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In which country - emancipation happened on different dates in different countries. Please make your questions specific if you want us to answer them.

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How did the black slaves become free?

becuase


Who helped slaves become free?

abolitionist


Did the slaves become free after slavery ended and reconstruction took place?

slaves were free from slavery but they had segregation... racism occured so they were free but treated unequally


What happened to unsold African slaves?

Unsold African slaves were often kept in holding facilities until they could be sold, or they were sometimes given away as gifts, used as payment for debts, or utilized as forced labor by the slave traders themselves. In some cases, they could be left to die of illness or starvation.


When did slaves in Texas find out they were free?

One year later


What year were the slaves free?

December of 1865-the 13th amendment


How did Lincoln save the slaves?

Abraham Lincoln saved the slaves by creating the 13th Amendment. This amendment allowed most slaves to become free in 1864.


How are slaves and indentured slaves different?

Theoretically an indentured servant can eventually become free after he's worked long enough.


How did slaves become free?

all slaves escape they all ran away, because when the North and South were too busy fighting they ran away up to the North. That is how slaves became free.


What was Frederick Douglass's life about?

His life was about being an abolitionist and trying to become a free slave and trying to free slaves.


What year were the slaves set free?

December of 1865-the 13th amendment


Who used the railroads?

Many slaves have used the Underground Railroad to become free in Canada.