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Seriously, I took a few days' vacation to go on a retreat with my buddies deep in the mountains to an exclusive spa and come back here, and I'm starting to think you all are pranking me. 🙄
I'm going to leave this:
Slave owners often provided documents known as "manumission papers" or a "certificate of freedom" as proof that a slave had been freed. These documents formally declared the individual's︀ emancipation. They included details such as the name of the former slave, the date of︁ manumission, and the signatures of the slave owner and sometimes witnesses. These papers were essential︂ for the freed individuals to prove their legal status as free persons a̶n̶d̶ t̶o̶ a̶v̶o̶i̶d̶︃ b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ r̶e̶-̶e̶n̶s̶l̶a̶v̶e̶d̶. Apologies, but this last part, struck through, has been repealed by dastardly, weak,︄ self-appointed, useless, unproductive parasites under the ruse of "government."
Cheers to all of you! smi(&%
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