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Preserving the history of the Indian Territory Freedmen necessarily includes the publishing of that history so that it is exposed to a wider audience that may not be aware of the impact freedmen had on the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole tribes.
The interviews of formerly enslaved people contained in the Indian Pioneer Papers presents the history of Indian Territory from a different point of view . It should be a vital part of any discussion and research when the history of the west and Oklahoma. Our hope is this feature begins to open up discussions and encourage further scholarship on the legacy of Indian Territory Freedmen.
A link has been provided on each page, if you click on the name of the subject in the sub-header, it will take you to the actual article in the digital publication of the University of Oklahoma’s “Western History Collection.”
The interviews of formerly enslaved people contained in the Indian Pioneer Papers presents the history of Indian Territory from a different point of view . It should be a vital part of any discussion and research when the history of the west and Oklahoma. Our hope is this feature begins to open up discussions and encourage further scholarship on the legacy of Indian Territory Freedmen.
A link has been provided on each page, if you click on the name of the subject in the sub-header, it will take you to the actual article in the digital publication of the University of Oklahoma’s “Western History Collection.”
Choctaw-Chickasaw
Frances BANKS
Buck Colbert FRANKLIN
Delilah FRANKLIN
Martha JACKSON
Ebenezer KEMP
Wesley McCOY
Henry BATTIEST
Eli ROBERTS
Frances BANKS
Buck Colbert FRANKLIN
Delilah FRANKLIN
Martha JACKSON
Ebenezer KEMP
Wesley McCOY
Henry BATTIEST
Eli ROBERTS
Creek (Muskogee)
Phoebe BANKS
John THOMPSON
Jacob SIMMONS
Seminole
Phoebe BANKS
John THOMPSON
Jacob SIMMONS
Seminole