They had no place to go. Most even took their master name as their's
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Many former slaves left their old plantations after the Civil War so they could experience freedom that the war brought to them. They wanted to know what it was like to go wherever they wanted, without having to get permission from an owner.
Many were brought from Africa and sold at slave auctions. Others were born to slaves already on the plantations.
Many slaves in the south worked on large plantations
Former slaves believed that after years of hard labor the South owed them land. This belief was not granted by the South; and many slaves rented small homes and went back to work for paid wages on the plantations.
They worked on plantations