Louisiana of a manumission procedure , or legal freeing of a slave by a master , was in 1733 when Bienville , the city 's founder , freed his slaves Jorge and Marie who had served him for twenty-six years (frenchcreoles .com , p .1 ) ``From the earliest days of New Orleans history , free persons of color have coexisted with those of European extraction (frenchcreoles .com , p .1 ) ``Slaves would be allowed to keep a portion of fees charged to "lessors " for themselves , eventually allowing...











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