This breaks the 2nd amendment which states that free men are allowed to carry with them ammunition of some sort. However, the "free men" in this situation were not really free, to be considered eligible for this rule.

In this section of the text, we see that the Civil Rights of Freedman article showed a vast difference from the Vagrancy act listed before. This act was enacted by the state of Mississippi, in the south., a state previously under confederate rule.

These newly freed individuals had no access to jobs due to the unspoken or sometimes spoken racism. Furthermore, these sections of the article were specifically aimed at those of other races.

The date marked here is 1866, a year after the 13th amendment was established. However, the antebellum enacted this document so that it could be used as a way around the amendment. Although they were freed, they did not have any jobs and thus had to start from scratch.

Its interesting and quite amusing to see the tone of sarcasm that was used in this last sentence. He did not mince words and gave his true feelings. He knew that there would be no repercussions since he was a free man.

This statement shows the drastic change that Anderson experienced as he worked in a new area after gaining his freedom. It also shows that he knows that he was not getting the funds that he deserved for those many years working under Colonel Anderson.

Jordan Anderson says that although his former master offers home "freedom", he already gained freedom after the 13th amendment was passed, This means that he declines the colonel Anderson. This also demonstrates the tactics that the colonel would have tried to use to bring anderson back to him.