benjiman franklin let his slaves free
abraham lincoln
Yes
Slaves were considered one-third of a person. Three slaves were the equivalent of one person.
He wanted to let them be free. I think that when he was elected, he freed them.
Enslaved Africans get their freedom by working for the person that they bargined with or own them money for 3-7 years.
some did. some white people would by slaves then let them free some would go back to Africa . You could still be owned just you didn't have to work for the person who owned you .
Abraham Lincoln
Liberation Another possible answer: abolitionist
To let free from an object or person
The slaves used either the underground railroad, or they found a crafty way to act like a free person.
The emancipation was when Abraham Lincoln said all slaves held by southerners were free to go. It did not make them citizens, nor did it let slaves held by northerners go.