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ex-slave
n. A former or emancipated slave.
Usage examples of "ex-slave".
This had resulted in raids by the ex-slaves on the marauders, who would reciprocate by attacking the village of Salt View, and eventually, both factions realized that they were spending more time attacking one another than attacking caravans.
The Act made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or simply to pick up blacks they claimed had run away.