freedman's
Liberated bondsman's possessive
Freedman's is the possessive form of freedman, a person who has been freed from slavery.
The term appears most often in historical contexts related to post-Civil War America: the Freedman's Bureau, Freedman's Bank.
These institutions were established to assist formerly enslaved people in their transition to freedom.
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- slaveryOwnership of people
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
Reconstruction · antebellum · bondage · liberation · chattel · servitude · indenture · enslaved
Systematic development of mind
- landEarth's solid surface
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- rationsControlled food portions
schools · Howard · refugees · relief · aid · assistance · settlement · employment
Payment for work
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- sharecroppingFarm rent in produce
- tenantOne who rents property
- landownerOne possessing real estate
property · savings · bank · enterprise · trade · craft · occupation · livelihood
Status as state member
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- votingFormally registering a choice
- communityCollective of connected people
family · surname · reunification · migration · settlement · homestead · church · congregation
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- manumissionFormal freeing of enslaved
- slaveryOwnership of people
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
plantation · Reconstruction · antebellum · bondage · liberation · chattel · servitude · indenture · enslaved · fugitive
education
Systematic development of mind
- landEarth's solid surface
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
rations · schools · Howard · refugees · relief · aid · assistance · settlement · employment · wages
wages
Payment for work
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- sharecroppingFarm rent in produce
- tenantOne who rents property
landowner · property · savings · bank · enterprise · trade · craft · occupation · livelihood · earnings
citizenship
Status as state member
community · family · surname · reunification · migration · settlement · homestead · church · congregation · self-determination