Wikipedia

List of freedmen's towns

A historically African-American municipality, known in various areas as "freedmen's town", "freedom towns", or "all-Black towns", are municipalities which were established by or for a predominantly African-American populace.[1] Many of these municipalities were established or populated by freed slaves[2] either during or after the period of legal slavery in the United States in the 19th century.[3]

In Oklahoma before the end of segregation there existed dozens of these communities as many African-American migrants from the Southeast found a space whereby they could establish municipalities on their own terms.[4] Chief among them was Edward P. McCabe, who envisioned so large a number of African-Americans settling in the territory that it would become a Black-governed state. In Texas, 357 such "freedom colonies" have been located and verified.[5]

List edit

Places marked in italics are no longer populated.

Alabama edit

Arizona edit

Arkansas edit

California edit

Canada edit

Colorado edit

Florida edit

Georgia edit

Illinois edit

Indiana edit

Kansas edit

Kentucky edit

Louisiana edit

Maine edit

Maryland edit

Massachusetts edit

Mississippi edit

Missouri edit

Nebraska edit

New Jersey edit

New Mexico edit

New York edit

North Carolina edit

Oklahoma edit

South Carolina edit

Tennessee edit

Texas edit

Virginia edit

Further reading edit

  • Brown, DeNeen L. (March 27, 2015). "All-black towns across America: Life was hard but full of promise". Washington Post.

References edit

  1. ^ SITTON, THAD (June 12, 2010). "Freedmen's settlements". tshaonline.org.
  2. ^ Roberts, Andrea (November 17, 2017). ""A Conversation" and "Portals to Freedom or Researching in Limbo Time"". UTSOA Platform 2017: Convergent Voices: 10.
  3. ^ "All-black towns across America: Life was hard but full of promise". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma's All-Black Towns | This Land Press - Made by You and Me". thislandpress.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Announcement! Online Black Settlement Atlas, Statewide Survey Goes Live July 12!". Texas Freedom Colonies Project. July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019. The team has located and verified the existence of 357 settlements.
  6. ^ "Freedtown Historical Marker". History of Pasco County, Florida. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Freedtown: The town that vanished in Pasco County". February 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rosewood Massacre - Overview, Facts & Legacy". History.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Effort to Preserve Huntertown". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Goddard, David (2011). Colonizing Southampton: The Transformation of a Long Island Community, 1870-1900. SUNY Press. p. 48. ISBN 9781438437989.
  11. ^ Keuffel, Ken (August 17, 2012). "Freedman's Community Moves Toward Recognition". Winston-Salem Journal.
  12. ^ "Houston: Freedmen's Town Historic District". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "Pelham, TX". Texas State Historical Society. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Peyton, TX (Blanco County)". Texas State Historical Society. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Quakertown, TX". Texas State Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  16. ^ Murrmann, Mark. "Powerful photos from one of Texas' most historic black communities".
  17. ^ "Tenth Street Historic District". City of Dallas. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  18. ^ Holland, Jesse J. (May 20, 2010). "Arlington Graves Cover 'Freedman's Village'". NBC News.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_freedmen%27s_towns&oldid=1218840137"