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Choctaw freedmen

The  Choctaw freedmen were enslaved African Ameri-

cans who became part of the Choctaw Nation with eman-

cipation after the American Civil War, a requirement of

the 1866 treaty the US made with the Choctaw. The

Choctaw had sided with the Confederacy during the war.

“Freedmen” is one of the terms given to the newly eman-

cipated people after slavery was abolished in the United

States. The Choctaw freedmen were adopted into the

Choctaw Nation in 1885.[1]

Like other tribes, the Choctaw had held slaves as captivesfrom warfare. As they adopted elements of European

culture, such as larger farms and plantations, they be-

gan to adapt their system for one of chattel slavery  of

workers of African descent.[2] Moshulatubbee had slaves,

as did many of the European men, generally fur traders,

who married into the Choctaw nation. The Folsom and

LeFlore families were some of the planters who held the

most slaves.[2] Slavery lasted in the Choctaw Nation un-

til 1866. Former slaves of the Choctaw Nation would be

called the Choctaw freedmen. The family of African de-

scent and distinct free status in the Choctaw Nation at the

time of Indian Removal was the Beams family.   [2]

1 See also

•   African Americans with native heritage

•   Cherokee freedmen

•   Black Seminoles

•  Oak Hill Industrial Academy

2 Citations

[1]   “1885 Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen Admitted To Cit-

izenship” (HTML). Retrieved 2008-09-04.

[2]   “The Choctaw Freedmen of Oklahoma”  (HTML). Re-

trieved 2008-02-14.

3 External links

•   Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (official site)

•  Choctaw Freedmen

•  Choctaw Freedmen of Oklahoma

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