Definition of freedman
: a person freed from slavery
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For the very first time in the history of forever, us freedmen and women were suddenly able to own a piece of our own land.
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By borrowing a freedman’s protection certificate from a friend and wearing the disguise of a sailor sewn by Anna, Frederick made his way to New York City by train (possibly spending Anna’s money to buy the ticket, says historian Leigh Fought).
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His story captures the oft-changing demographic makeup of a neighborhood with a long history dating back to the end of the Civil War, when it was largely settled by freedmen.
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Shortly after the end of the Civil War, freedmen coming to Durham, N.C., to work in the tobacco warehouses began living on the southern edge of the city.
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It was also meant to protect freedmen and women from assaults by Southern whites.
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Also listed as freedmen working for D.H. Hendley were Joe Shivers, George Wood, Frank Hendley, Moses Johnson, Powell Bishop and Jack Hendley.
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Hardy Dykes was recorded as a freedman working for D.H Hendley at Whitfield District, Georgia Militia District 764, in 1869.
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In 2007, more than three-quarters of Cherokee citizens voted to kick out descendants of freedmen and other non-Indians.
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First Known Use of freedman
1587
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Definition of freedman for Students
plural freedmen
\-mən\
: a person freed from slavery
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