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In Galveston, freedmen celebrated Jubilee Day just one year later, on June 19, 1866.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
African American presence at the site ranges from pre-Civil War enslaved to post-Civil War freedmen.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
By September, more than 66,000 whites and freedmen were registered.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.
—Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
African American presence at the site ranges from pre-Civil War enslaved to post-Civil War freedmen.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
By September, more than 66,000 whites and freedmen were registered.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Freedman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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freedman
noun
freed·man
ˈfrēd-mən 
-ˌman
: a person freed from slavery
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