During The Emancipation Proclamation

During the Emancipation Proclamation there was plenty of hope that I might have a chance to be free.No one wanted to go to Union and participate in war. So they told slave owners they would free the slaves. Once I got free I went up to the Northern State. Up there may have been free, there still were laws and many differences between blacks and whites. I could not sit on the same side of the church, bus, or boat as the white. Not even my children or wife were allowed. We were still treated as if were slaves.
When the abolitionist came around; they rescued me and I'm sure a lot of other people. They really did me justice. They help us feel like if we were just important as white people were. Made me me feel comfortable for who I am.

After The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of all slaves in the ten specific states where it would applied in the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. This was a law from Abraham Lincoln. It also was a power towards war. If no one came to the Union then there would be no slaves. I had found out about the Emancipaton Proclamation from the abolitionists who had knew about the law that no coloured person should be seized as a slave within the free states. The law was a good thing for me and all other slaves. It freed me and gave me freedom to a new world. I believe that the freedom to the blacks is becoming stronger and stronger every day. I pray for freedom to be established all over the world. Thank you to all who have helped discover liberty for my colored.

Before The Emancipation Proclamation

Hellow, I am Moses Grandy. I was born a slave in Camden County, North California in 1786. I was my mothers youngest child. At least eight of my brothers and sisters had been sold to other slave owners by my master Bill Grandy. My mother would hide us in the woods when we were getting ready to be sold. Other masters hired me, but I was still owned by Bill Grandy. Some masters provided me with plenty of food and clothing, but with most of my masters I had starved half to death.
In order to get something to eat I had to work extemely hard. Later through my life I married a slave owned by Enoch Sawyer. She was then sold to another slave owner and I never saw her again after that. He wouldn't even let me get close to her or touch her to say good bye, but I gave her the little money I had in the back of my pocket. Later in my life when I was able to earn enough money to buy my freedom three times. The first two times it was stolen from me. Once I was freed I was able to buy fredom for my wife and some of my relatives.