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The passage of the Reconstruction amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments, ratified between 1865 and 1870—granted freedmen legal rights and inspired the formation of municipalities by African Americans.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Apr. 2026
The law was not intended to be enforced against whites but had the clear intent to restrict the civil rights of freedmen.
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Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Or that namesake Robert Brent was pro-slavery and helped enact the Black Codes — laws banning Black people from being on the street after 10 p.m. in the city and requiring freedmen to carry their papers at all times.
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Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Xiaolu Guo recasts Ishmael as a 17-year-old girl disguised as a cabin boy and Ahab as a Black freedman named Seneca, haunted by his father’s legacy of enslavement.
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Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
6 Jan. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Apr. 2026
The law was not intended to be enforced against whites but had the clear intent to restrict the civil rights of freedmen.
—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Or that namesake Robert Brent was pro-slavery and helped enact the Black Codes — laws banning Black people from being on the street after 10 p.m. in the city and requiring freedmen to carry their papers at all times.
—
Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Xiaolu Guo recasts Ishmael as a 17-year-old girl disguised as a cabin boy and Ahab as a Black freedman named Seneca, haunted by his father’s legacy of enslavement.
—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedman
Noun
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Aponte, a freeman who had once served in the local militia, was part of a group that had sought to launch an uprising among the enslaved.
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On Tuesday, January 28th, founding Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward will be recommended to the city council to receive the honor of becoming freemen of the city of Birmingham.
Noun
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The island, about the size of Chicago, was once used by British slave traders sending enslaved Africans to the Americas and later became a haven for freedmen and freedwomen.
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Deeming it a religious conspiracy, the Senate issued a formal decree prohibiting the Bacchanalia throughout Italy—all because a lowly freedwoman wanted to protect her lover.
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“Freedman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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