What the negroes tell, in the way of trouble with their masters, and petty persecutions that seem designed, since their freedom can’t be taken away, to make freedom very unpleasant for them, has already been partly recited.
Reid notes the grievances expressed by freed slaves regarding their treatment and the challenges they face.
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