List of Freedmen's towns
Historically African American communities in the United States , known in various areas as " Freedmen's town ", "Freedom Towns", or "All-Black towns", were communities established by or for a predominantly African American population. Many of these communities were founded or populated by freed slaves , either during or after the period of legal slavery in the United States in the 19th century.
In Oklahoma , there were these communities before the end of racial segregation dozens, as many African-American migrants found a room from the southeast, planting churches among their own terms. The most significant of these settlers was Edward P. McCabe , who hoped that so many African Americans would settle on the territory that it would become a black-ruled state. In Texas , 357 such "freedom colonies" have been identified and verified.
list
By italics communities identified are no longer inhabited.
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
- Eatonville
- Fort Mose
- Freedtown
Illinois
Indiana
California
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
new York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
- Boley
- Brooksville
- Clearview
- Grayson
- Langston
- Lima
- Redbird
- Rentiesville
- Summit
- Taffeta
- Tatums
- Tullahassee
- Vernon
- Greenwood, Tulsa
South carolina
Tennessee
Texas
- Barrett Station
- Deep Ellum, Dallas
- Ellis Alley, San Antonio
- Elm Thicket, Dallas
- Freedmen's Town Historic District , Fourth Ward, Houston
- Independence Heights, Houston
- Kendleton
- Little Egypt
- Moore Station
- Mosier Valley
- Pelham
- Saint John's Colony
- Shankleville
- Tamina
- Tenth Street Historic District , Dallas
Virginia
Further information
- DeNeen L. Brown: All-black towns across America: Life was hard but full of promise. In: Washington Post . March 27, 2015, accessed June 5, 2020 .
References
- ↑ Thad Sitton: FREEDMEN'S SETTLEMENTS. In: tshaonline.org. June 12, 2010, accessed June 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Andrea Roberts: "A Conversation" and "Portals to Freedom or Researching in Limbo Time" . In: UTSOA Platform 2017: Convergent Voices . November 17, 2017, p. 10 ( researchgate.net ).
- ^ All-black towns across America: Life was hard but full of promise. In: The Washington Post . The Washington Post, accessed July 17, 2018 .
- ^ Oklahoma's All-Black Towns | This Land Press - Made by You and Me. In: thislandpress.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
- ↑ Announcement! Online Black Settlement Atlas, Statewide Survey Goes Live July 12! In: Texas Freedom Colonies Project. July 12, 2018, accessed on February 8, 2019 : "The team has located and verified the existence of 357 settlements."
- ↑ Freedtown Historical Marker. In: History of Pasco County, Florida. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
- ^ A b David Goddard: Colonizing Southampton: The Transformation of a Long Island Community, 1870-1900 . Ed .: SUNY Press. 2011, ISBN 978-1-4384-3798-9 , pp. 48 ( google.com ).
- ↑ Ken Keuffel: Freedman's Community Moves Toward Recognition. In: Winston-Salem Journal. August 17, 2012, accessed June 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Houston: Freedmen's Town Historic District. In: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Brian Bruckner: PELHAM, TX. In: tshaonline.org. Retrieved June 25, 2020 .
- ^ Mark Murrmann: Powerful photos from one of Texas' most historic black communities. Retrieved June 25, 2020 .
- ^ Tenth Street Historic District. In: City of Dallas. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
- ^ Jesse J. Holland: Arlington Graves Cover 'Freedman's Village'. NBC News, May 20, 2010, accessed June 25, 2020 .