They were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation

Usage examples of slaves.

Gor, where girls may be the legal slaves of strong men, capable of mastering them.

The existence of such gowns, if Goreans were familiar with them, except on slaves, would be taken as more evidence of the fittingness and naturalness of enslavement for Earth females.

Are the slaves of Ar, for example, more beautiful than those of, say, Ko-ro-ba, or Tharna?

But they were obviously high slaves, judging by the fineness of their raiment.

But such women, I told myself, must be natural slaves, even though they be legally free, as I was not.

If they are natural slaves, I asked myself, should they not be made slaves?

The free men and women were there, and some slaves, not yet caged for the night.

Men, and villagers all, and slaves, cleared a space near the hut of Thurnus.

We girls in the keep were pleasure slaves, but it must be clearly understood that we were the only girls in the keep.

I left them, returning to the quarters for female slaves, to swim, and bathe and refresh myself before the duties of the evening.

But, behind me, now, came two more men, doubtless those I had heard behind the small iron door, who had then entered the quarters for slaves, examined them, and the room for slave girl preparation, and emerged through the two gates.

At the far end of the hall, away from the gates leading to the quarters of slaves, I saw a figure, that of a man, tall, handsome, strong, splendid, with the bearing of one who leads Gorean warriors.

There were twenty-two slaves in the tavern, not counting the dancers, of which there were five.

The presence of the august visitors, except perhaps by the slaves, was forgotten.

In looking upon one of us, upon one of two lowly, exquisite slaves, he had been looking upon she who had once been the Lady Sabina, of Fortress of Saphronicus, once intended to sit regally at his side, gloriously robed, his free companion.