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Recent Examples of freedman
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
Gold Dollar Building Constructed in 1869 by freedman George Franklin in the then Wheatville freedom colony, the limestone and wooden structure at 2402 San Gabriel St. was a post-Civil War cultural and religious center for Austin’s Black community.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
In Galveston, freedmen celebrated Jubilee Day just one year later, on June 19, 1866.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 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
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Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Gold Dollar Building Constructed in 1869 by freedman George Franklin in the then Wheatville freedom colony, the limestone and wooden structure at 2402 San Gabriel St. was a post-Civil War cultural and religious center for Austin’s Black community.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
In Galveston, freedmen celebrated Jubilee Day just one year later, on June 19, 1866.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 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
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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.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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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
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 10 Feb. 2026.
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