Assertion: slave | /r/HasProperty | freed
Facets:
value: publicly
type: MANNER
value: legally
type: MANNER
value: formally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: These numbers are based off of archival sources which outlined how many slaves were freed and captured in battles.
text: This meant that although slaves were still working throughout the South, if they could escape to the North, they would be legally free.
text: In 1865, the Union regained control of the Confederate States, and the slaves in those areas were formally freed.
text: If a slave is freed, the owner must have a sureties bond of £30 to indemnify the local government in case
text: However, it must be noted in these examples that these slaves had to be publicly freed.
text: The proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free.