It wasn't a law, it was an amendment, the thirteenth amendment
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There are no freed slaves remaining on the farm where they had worked as slaves. After emancipation, freed slaves were free to leave the farms where they were enslaved.
The Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments) abolished slavery, granted citizenship and equal protection under the law, and ensured voting rights for freed slaves. These amendments significantly improved the lives of freed slaves by legally ending slavery, providing greater legal protection, and allowing them to participate in the democratic process. However, despite these changes, many freed slaves still faced discrimination and challenges in exercising their newly acquired rights.
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Liberia was settled by freed American slaves in the early 19th century. It was founded as a colony by the American Colonization Society as a place for freed African-Americans to return to Africa.
General Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15.