Some of the first hand accounts of Indian Territory Freedmen are preserved in the Indian Pioneer Papers and it is important for researchers to utilize this source for a fuller picture of the Freedmen.
Part of our efforts to educate the public about the history of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen is through the publication of records that demonstrate the impact of the Freedmen in Indian Territory and later the state of Oklahoma.
From the Civil War to the present day, Freedmen and their descendants have fought for this country’s freedom as well as their own.
The Oklahoma Historical Society houses a large collection of newspaper articles that give insight into the lives of Indian Territory Freedmen, we share some of those with you and an index that was compiled for research purposes.