Freedman

A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, slaves were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their owners), emancipation (granted freedom as part of a larger group), or self-purchase. A fugitive slave is a person who escaped enslavement by fleeing.

For people named Freedman, see Friedman.
Not to be confused with The Freed Man, Freeman (disambiguation), or Freed (disambiguation).
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