freedman
noun
freed·man
| \ ˈfrēd-mən
, -ËŒman\
, -ËŒman\
Definition of freedman
: a person freed from slavery
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This ultimately stripped the freedmen of health care, food and housing assistance. — Essence, "White People Claiming Cherokee Nation Membership Awarded $300 Million In Government Contracts," 2 July 2019 All told, up to 60,000 freedmen and women moved to Kansas between 1879 and 1881. — Charles Lane, WSJ, "Five Best: Charles Lane on Reconstruction and Its Consequences," 12 July 2019 As the authors remind us, black freedmen did serve in the ranks of the Continental Army—and suffer and die. — Peter Cozzens, WSJ, "‘Valley Forge’ Review: In the Bleak Midwinter," 21 Dec. 2018 For the most part, officials left the freedmen's fate to a group of teachers, preachers, doctors and abolitionists known as Gideon's Band, a proto-Peace Corps unit that helped the former slaves establish schools and an island economy. — Harrison Smith, latimes.com, "Willie Lee Rose, influential historian of slavery and Reconstruction, dies at 91," 27 June 2018 For the most part, officials left the freedmen’s fate to a group of teachers, preachers, doctors and abolitionists known as Gideon’s Band, a proto-Peace Corps unit that helped the former slaves establish schools and an island economy. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Willie Lee Rose, influential historian of slavery and Reconstruction, dies at 91," 26 June 2018 Because of the 1866 treaties, freedmen were granted membership into the nation under which they were previously enslaved. — The Root, "Tracing Your Roots: Did Grandma Have Creek Indian Roots?," 26 Jan. 2018 For the very first time in the history of forever, us freedmen and women were suddenly able to own a piece of our own land. — Clarkisha Kent, The Root, "Bloody Mae," 11 Mar. 2018 By borrowing a freedman’s protection certificate from a friend and wearing the disguise of a sailor sewn by Anna, Frederick made his way to New York City by train (possibly spending Anna’s money to buy the ticket, says historian Leigh Fought). — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The Hidden History of Anna Murray Douglass," 5 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'freedman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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freedman
noun
freed·man
| \ ˈfrēd-mən
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plural freedmen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of freedman
: a person freed from slavery