单词 | freedom papers |
释义 | > as lemmasfreedom papers freedom papers n. U.S. (now historical) documents proclaiming the holder to be a free person (as opposed to a slave); also occasionally in singular. ΚΠ 1821 Torch Light & Public Advertiser (Hagers-Town, Maryland) 27 Nov. 1/3 It is more likely he will make for Philadelphia.., and that he has procured a pass or the freedom papers of some mulatto man. 1969 J. R. Brackett Negro in Maryland iii. 77 By the act of 1796, a free black who allowed a slave to use his freedom paper, by means of which the slave escaped, could be fined not over three hundred dollars. 2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Apr. bw5 Armed with forged freedom papers..they took a ferry across the Ohio River to Indiana. < as lemmas |
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