She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.

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As a result, many Black people remained unfairly enslaved and indentured in the so-called free territory. This was not legal slavery (also known as de jure slavery), but slavery in practice (de facto slavery).

“I'm suing the Pacific Gas and Electric Company,” he explained, “for overcharging me on the service. Those rinky-dinks tacked an extra sixteen dollars on my bill.