freedman

In 1870 only 300 freedmen were living on the island.

By 1870, there were more than 1,000 schools for freedmen in the South.

By 1864, there were more than 2200 freedmen on the island.

Some people worked against the provision of rights to freedmen.

"was invited to go South for several months to look to the needs of Freedmen."

The 1880 census did not include those Freedmen who had never left.

They held new elections in which the Freedmen could vote.

By the end of 1865, more than 90,000 Freedmen were enrolled as students in public schools.

It was an important step toward citizenship for the freedmen.

These freedmen had no family lines, which were important in Roman society.

The increase in the number of freedmen strained their relationship with the Union military.

She continued to work for improving the lives of freedmen until her death in 1872.

Attendance rates at the new schools for freedmen were between 79 and 82 percent.

With the power to vote, freedmen started participating in politics.

On election day in November 1868, he led a group of freedmen to vote.

No children, slaves or even freedmen were allowed, but women sat with men.

Political violence increased in the state against freedmen and their allies.

Known as freedmen, they lived at various locations throughout the area.

Freedmen chose to work on their own small plots of land when possible.

Most of the freedmen chose to return to the mainland for work.

Dedicated as they were, these few teachers could not begin to meet the educational needs of the freedmen in the area.

Freedmen were often led by free blacks who had become educated before the war.

The school had a reputation among freedmen as a place for their children to be educated.

One was a nobleman, the other two his own freedmen.

Second, and closely related, was the issue of whether freedmen should be allowed to vote.