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Mr. Owens was never a slave. He was a share-cropper which means he lived and worked on a farm that was rented. The share-croppers were, by the way both Black and White and it is not too different from leased living quarters or other forms of tenancy. He was never a slave.

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yes he was but then he escaped with his family and became free:)

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he was not

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yes

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