Freedomland was founded by Ed Wuncler II, as a means of dealing with the dozens of Woodcrest residents who owed him money. He forced his debtors to sign themselves into indentured servitude, or de facto slavery. He then imprisoned them at Freedomland, which was modeled after a 19th century plantation, making them act and work exactly like slaves did. Uncle Ruckus was hired to be an overseer for the slaves.