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Freedmen's Settlements Remember the Past, Heal in the Present, and Imagine the Future
By Kyler Geoffroy / On June 17th, 2024
In a new article published in collaboration with Island Press, Jacqui Patterson and Denise Fairchild examine the legacy of the “Freedmen’s Settlements” across the South and call for a new “Freedom Bureau” that can fulfill the unmet mandate of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
They write: