Oklahoma Freedmen of the Five Tribes Biography & Autobiography Memoirs Cultural & Regional Family & Relationships Dysfunctional Families 10 years old at the

10 years old at the time

Ijeoma is forced into exile

An uplifting and empowering illustrated anthology of joyful contributions from 52 contemporary Black voices

and uplift strong girls

Oklahoma Freedmen of the Five Tribes Biography & Autobiography Memoirs Cultural & Regional Family & Relationships Dysfunctional Families 10 years old at theExplore accounts of Oklahoma's Freedmen as told by their descendants in these stories of resistance and resilience on the Western frontier. The Freedmen of Oklahoma were black people, both enslaved and free, who had been living among the Indian nations. After the official abolition of slavery in 1866, they forged an identity as their own people as they faced the challenges of the western frontier. By 1906, before Oklahoma statehood, over 20,000 people