Monday, April 16, 2012

Abolitionist Newspapers Discuss Slavery in the Cherokee Nation

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The Liberator was one of several Abolitionist Newspapers Image accessed through Accessible Archives. Those who study pre-Civil War America...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

The Chickasaw Freedman History of Don Cheadle

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One of the Dawes Records Reflecting Part of Don Cheadle's History.  Source: NARA Publication M1186, Chickasaw Freedmen Card No. 729 Man...
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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Examining the First Draft of the Choctaw Freedmen Dawes Roll

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Early Roster of Choctaw Freedman Roll This early roster represents the hand written copy made before the Final Roll was Compiled. Those who...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

"I have a dream that one day...the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood."

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Angela Walton-Raji & Colin Kelley A Choctaw Freedman Descendant  and an enrolled Choctaw who descends  from the Choctaw slaveholder of ...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Treasure Chest Thursday: Two Sheets of Paper

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Source: Personal Collection As  child I would often look at the old plat map above and simply wonder what it was and why it was saved. It ...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Freedmen Neighborhood School Rosters, Choctaw Nation

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Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit Salt Lake City to attend the 2006 AAHGS Conference . While in Salt Lake I was also able to...
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