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Black History Month-Freedmen
FILE - Marilyn Vann, president of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Tribes Association of Oklahoma City, testifies before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about the status of the descendants of enslaved people formerly held by the Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Cherokee Nations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
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MCLOUD, Okla. (AP) — Tribal citizens whose Black ancestors were enslaved by citizens of seve…
