Alfred Irving (former slave)

Alfred Irving, (c 1900 – after 1942) was an American man believed to be the last person to be freed from slavery in the United States.

Background
Alex Skrobarcek and his daughter, Susie, were indicted in Laredo, Texas, on October 2, 1942, for holding Irving in slavery for five years. The pair were arrested at their secluded farm by representatives of the sheriff's office, the traffic police, and the FBI. The filed police report stated that Skrobarceks kept Irving shackled in inhumane conditions and that they repeatedly physically abused him to the point of permanent physical disfigurement.

The verdict
The Skrobarcek family pleaded not guilty. They were found guilty of violating 18 USC 77 §, Peonage, slavery, and trafficking in persons by a grand jury on March 18, 1943, in Corpus Christi, Texas.