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Recent Examples of freedman
His troops and bureau agents began voter registration efforts for freedmen in June 1867.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
But, when Dawes agents were putting together their lists, freedmen and their descendants were often kept on a separate roll, or not included at all.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Abigail Barnett and her father, James, a freedman of the Muscogee Nation, were deeded the land that would become Boley, and many other Black Creek citizens settled nearby.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
But, when Dawes agents were putting together their lists, freedmen and their descendants were often kept on a separate roll, or not included at all.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedman
Noun
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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.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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At the same time he was also appointed a freeman of the Drapers’ Company, the guild to which the haberdashers belonged.—
Paul Strathern,
Big Think,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
8 Nov. 2023
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Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte.—
Gaia Squarci,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Sep. 2020
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“Freedman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedman. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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