English

Noun

freedperson ‎(plural freedpersons or freedpeople)

1. A person who has been released from a condition of slavery.

   "…Smith looks at gold-rich Lumpkin County and tells the story of how a second generation of this unique group of freedpeople worked closely with the local white elites to obtain property, resources, and teachers to establish schools." (John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race: "Introduction" 7, 2001)

See also

• ex-slave
• freedman
• freedwoman