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What group of people gained freedom through the American civil war?

Black slaves, commonly referred to as N1ggers back then.Now they are known as African Americans.


Who were Frederick Douglass's overseers in his life?

Frederick Douglass had several overseers throughout his life as an enslaved person. Notably, Edward Covey, a farmer known for his harsh treatment of enslaved individuals, was one of his most notorious overseers during Douglass's time on the plantation. Douglass described Covey as a "slave breaker" who used brutal methods to control and intimidate enslaved people. Other overseers included the members of the Auld family, particularly Hugh Auld, under whom Douglass experienced both cruelty and the initial encouragement of his desire for literacy and freedom.


How are moses and Harriet Tubman similar?

Moses lead the Hebrews out of Egypt, and Harriet lead black slaves to freedom even though it wasn't a large group at once she still helped lead slaves to the North, but on the other hand Moses lead the Hebrews to the promise land also known as Canaan


How did Antoninus Pius treated his slaves in the roman empire?

How Antoninus Pius treated his slaves/the slaves he owned is not known. He introduced legislation which made the emancipation of slaves easier. Previously restrictions on emancipation had been put into place because of the high rates of manumission (emancipation of slaves).


What is Blanche Bruce known for being?

He was the first black US Senator to serve a full term in Congress. Blanche K. Bruce (1841-1898) was the son of a slaveowner and one of his slaves, and was legally a slave himself until freed as a boy by his biological father. After the Civil War, he served as sergeant-at-arms for the Mississippi state senate, and was elected US senator by the legislature in 1874, as one of the last Southern Republican officials of the Reconstruction Era. He served from 1875 to 1881, and in 1879 became the first and only former slave to preside over the US Senate.

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The overseers that Saint Justin Martyr writes about later became known as what?

The overseers later became known as priests. Justin was an early Christian apologist.


Who were in charge of the slaves in Louisiana?

Slaves in Louisiana were typically owned by individual slaveholders, who were responsible for overseeing and managing their labor. However, plantation overseers, managers, and sometimes enslaved labor supervisors known as drivers played roles in day-to-day control and supervision of the enslaved population.


Who was the slave known as ''the Black Moses?

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What was the first black slave name?

The name of the first slave will never be known. Most people don't know that before the explorers visited Africa and took slaves, Black Africans did in fact own slaves that were also black.


What name refers to the slaves who worked at hard labor in the city-state of Sparta?

The slaves who worked at hard labor in Sparta were known as Helots. They were primarily tasked with agricultural labor and served as a labor force for the Spartans.


Which group of black soldiers served after the Civil War during peacetime?

The unit was known as the Buffalo Soldiers.


Why did the Seminoles take in runaways?

The Seminoles welcomed runaway slaves mainly because they shared a common enemy in the English colonists. These slaves would become known as Black Seminoles.


When were slaves first brought to the US?

In 1619, there were black servants brought from Africa into the colonies, but it is not known whether these were actually slaves. By 1650, though, there were definite shipments of slaves coming into the colonies. and thet were brought to a place called Jamestown


The freeing of slaves is known as?

The freeing of slaves is known as freedman. This was back in history.


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What group of people gained freedom through the American civil war?

Black slaves, commonly referred to as N1ggers back then.Now they are known as African Americans.


Proposals introduced in 1823 to improve conditions of slavery in the British Caribbean?

In 1823, a series of laws known as the Amelioration Acts were passed in the Caribbean in an effort to improve conditions for slaves. Wide sweeping proposals such as not allowing overseers to carry whips in the fields, encouraging slave marriages, not allowing the payment in slaves to settle a debt, and forbidding the separation of slave families. However, white planters refused to accept the proposals and they were never enforced.