Slaves don’t yearn for freedom. They yearn to be slave owners themselves.
The first American slave owner, Anthony Johnson, was black but they don’t want to talk about that.
https://historyheist.com/johnson-v-parker-black-slave-owner-becomes-first-legal-slave-owner-in-america-after-winning-suit-to-keep-parker-also-black-as-his-slave-for-life/