Complex sentence: Garrison Frazier, the 67 year-old former pastor of Third African Baptist who, in the late 1850s, had for $1,000 bought freedom for himself and his wife.
Split into simpler sentences: Garrison Frazier, the 67 year-old former pastor of Third African Baptist. In the late 1850s, he had for $1,000 bought freedom for himself and his wife.