Complex sentence: Between 14,000 and 15,000 slaves were immediately freed in England Many free blacks became labelled as the "black poor," defined as former low-wage soldiers, seafarers and plantation workers.
Split into simpler sentences: Between 14,000 and 15,000 slaves were immediately freed in England. Many of these emancipated individuals became labelled as the "black poor," defined as former low-wage soldiers, seafarers and plantation workers.