Example Sentences

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Bradford’s reparations legislation would set up the Freedmen Affairs Agency, which, among other things, would determine the validity of claims brought by families that believe their property was unjustly seized.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

And as they set up Freedmen Bureau hospitals, they understood this much.

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023

“The families later known as Creek Freedmen likewise walked the Trail of Tears alongside the tribal clans and fought to protect the new homeland upon arrival in Indian Territory,” Mouser wrote.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Alternatively, we can return to the original Freedmen’s Bureau example: As Thomas pointed out in his argument regarding race neutrality, that bureau was officially known as the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees, and Abandoned Lands.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2023

We strike up a conversation, and, come to find out, she’s Muscogee Freedmen.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith