Monday, February 1, 2021

Freedmen History Month Begins Week 1: The First Freedmen Documented

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  As many in the country are launching various aspects of Black History Month, I have decided to honor and celebrate my corner of the diaspo...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Upcoming Virtual Conference to Highlight Freedmen Presence in Greenwood District of Tulsa

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  The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation FIRST VI...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Researching Slave Holders in Indian Territory

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 If your ancestors were Freedmen from Indian Territory, this video might assist you in the study of the period of enslavement. By using the ...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

"At First Only the Homes Were Quarantined": Oklahoma Freedmen Recall Health Epidemics

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"At first only the homes were quarantined, but later it was so bad,  that the whole town was quarantined. Lots of people died....
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Enslaved by the General---The Slaves of Gen. Douglas H. Cooper

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In 2011, researcher Terry Ligon wrote an article about General Douglas Cooper of the Chickasaw Nation. Recently while I was going through s...
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Friday, November 8, 2019

Open Letter to Curriculum Developers of Oklahoma History

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Several weeks ago an erroneous message came forth from the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. On their website there was a statement that...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Freedmen Descendants Share Common Histories

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Six Active Oklahoma "Freedmen" Groups In the past two decades numerous groups have come and gone among people who descend fr...