freed

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To greatly simplify, the 14th Amendment was originally a response to a Supreme Court decision, the Dred Scott case, that said freed Black slaves could not be U.S. citizens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The capital that would have gone to fund the budget deficit was freed up for investment in the internet and telecommunications boom.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

British abolitionists had founded Sierra Leone, a colony of freed slaves in West Africa, but Jefferson thought it was too distant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

He could also be freed earlier under a home detention curfew, with a tag and controls over his movements.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

As Black men were freed, many joined the Union cause.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock