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His troops and bureau agents began voter registration efforts for freedmen in June 1867.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
But, when Dawes agents were putting together their lists, freedmen and their descendants were often kept on a separate roll, or not included at all.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
But, when Dawes agents were putting together their lists, freedmen and their descendants were often kept on a separate roll, or not included at all.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Freedman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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freedman
noun
freed·man
ˈfrēd-mən 
-ˌman
: a person freed from slavery
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