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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 In many cases, those freed from slavery were incorporated into tribes as full citizens, known as freedmen.—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for freedman
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