 Complete the following phrase:  Kentucky contained small but notable free black hamlets throughout the state. About 5 of Kentuckys black population was free by 1860. Free Negroes were among the slaveholders; in 1830, this group held slaves in 29 of Kentuckys counties. In some cases, people would purchase their spouse, their children, or other enslaved relatives in order to protect them until they could free them. After the 1831 