FREEDMEN

Meaning of FREEDMEN in English

(pl. ) of Freedman

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FREEDMEN — ( pl. ) of Freedman
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FREEDMEN — pl of freedman.
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FREEDMEN'S BUREAU — (1865–72) U.S. agency established during Reconstruction to help freed slaves in their transition to freedom. Officially named the U.S. Bureau …
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FREEDMEN'S BUREAU — (186572), during the Reconstruction period after the American Civil War, popular name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and …
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FREEDMEN'S BUREAU — (186572) U.S. agency established during Reconstruction to help freed slaves in their transition to freedom. Officially named the U.S. Bureau …
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WELLS, IDA B(ELL) — or Ida Bell Wells-Barnett born July 16, 1862, Holly Springs, Miss., U.S. died March 25, 1931, Chicago, Ill. U.S. journalist …
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TRUTH, SOJOURNER — orig. Isabella Van Wagener born с 1797, Ulster county, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 26, 1883, Battle Creek, Mich. U.S. evangelist …
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STEVENS, THADDEUS — born April 4, 1792, Danville, Vt., U.S. died Aug. 11, 1868, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. He practiced law in Pennsylvania, …
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SCALAWAG — U.S. Southerner who supported Reconstruction . Opponents also applied the pejorative term to those who joined with carpetbagger s and …
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RECONSTRUCTION — (1865–77) Period after the American Civil War in which attempts were made to solve the political, social, and economic problems …
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MOTT, LUCRETIA — orig. Lucretia Coffin born Jan. 3, 1793, Nantucket, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 11, 1880, near Abington, Pa. U.S. social reformer …
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LIBERIA — officially Republic of Liberia Republic, western Africa. Area: 38,250 sq mi (99,067 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 3,288,000. Capital: Monrovia …
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KU KLUX KLAN (KKK) — Either of two racist terrorist organizations in the U.S. The first was organized by veterans of the Confederate army, first …
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JOHNSON, ANDREW — born Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tenn. 17th president of the U.S. …
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HOWARD, OLIVER O(TIS) — born Nov. 8, 1830, Leeds, Maine, U.S. died Oct. 26, 1909, Burlington, Vt. U.S. Army officer. He graduated from West …
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HENDRICKS, THOMAS A(NDREWS) — born Sept. 7, 1819, near Zanesville, Ohio, U.S. died Nov. 25, 1885, Indianapolis, Ind. U.S. politician. He practiced law in …
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BUREAU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Bureau of Better Business Bureau credit bureau Federal Bureau of …
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FREEDMAN — former slave set free. In ancient Athens, former slaves bore no stigma, and some rose to positions of political or …
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TRUTH, SOJOURNER — born c. 1797, Ulster county, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 26, 1883, Battle Creek, Mich. Sojourner Truth. legal name Isabella Van …
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TOWNE, LAURA MATILDA — born May 3, 1825, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 22, 1901, Frogmore plantation, St. Helena Island, S.C. American educator known …
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STEVENS, THADDEUS — born April 4, 1792, Danville, Vt., U.S. died Aug. 11, 1868, Washington, D.C. U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader during Reconstruction …
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RECONSTRUCTION — (186577), in U.S. history, period during and after the American Civil War in which attempts were made to solve the …
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MESSALINA VALERIA — born AD 22 died 48 Messalina also spelled Messallina third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for licentious behaviour …
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KU KLUX KLAN
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HOWARD, OLIVER O. — born Nov. 8, 1830, Leeds, Maine, U.S. died Oct. 26, 1909, Burlington, Vt. in full Oliver Otis Howard U.S. Union …
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GRIFFING, JOSEPHINE SOPHIA WHITE — born Dec. 18, 1814, Hebron, Conn., U.S. died Feb. 18, 1872, Washington, D.C. ne Josephine Sophia White American reformer and …
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GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD — born Dec. 10/12, 1805, Newburyport, Mass., U.S. died May 24, 1879, New York City U.S. journalistic crusader who published a …
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DOCUMENT: ULYSSES S. GRANT — In the fall of 1865 President Andrew Johnson sent several prominent men, including Carl Schurz, Harvey Watterson, and General Grant, …
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DICKEY, SARAH ANN — born April 25, 1838, near Dayton, Ohio, U.S. died Jan. 23, 1904, Clinton, Miss. American educator who devoted her efforts …
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CLAUDIUS CAECUS, APPIUS — flourished 3rd century BC outstanding statesman, legal expert, and author of early Rome who was one of the first notable …
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JOHNSON, ANDREW — born Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tenn. 17th president of the U.S. …
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