Recent Examples on the WebOther laws prevented freedmen from having free access to public facilities.—Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024 Many other freedmen on the South Carolina Sea Islands refused to work for their former enslavers.—Essence, 18 June 2024 Mexico elected a Black president, Vicente Guerrero, in 1829, when the U.S. Constitution still considered a slave to be three-fifths of a person and didn’t give freedmen the right to vote.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages.—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for freedman
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