It could have been that he moved a few feet off the plantation, enjoyed standing "free" in the fresh air and possibilities, and then moved back on to the plantation.
He could have traveled with his master to a free state where theoretically he was free. Then they moved out of the free state and he was back into a slave state.
In the quote "The slave went free stood for a brief moment in the sun then moved back again toward slavery," Does anyone know any examples of "the slave went free?" I already have the Thirteenth Amendment and the Freedmen's Bureau. I need two more examples on how the slave went free. Thank you.
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Thank you.