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When slavery formally ended in the United States, freedom was declared—but harm did not end. For Freedmen, emancipation marked a shift in the form of oppression, not its disappearance. The historical record shows a clear and continuous pattern of injury that extended beyond enslavement and adapted to new legal, economic, and administrative systems. This reality is best described as continuity of harm. Harm Did Not End—It Changed Form Emancipation removed the legal status of e

For decades, legacy civil rights and advocacy organizations have spoken about Freedmen. Far fewer have been structurally capable of protecting Freedmen as a distinct, harmed population with enforceable rights, assets, and standing. The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) was created to solve that exact failure. This is not a criticism of history—it is an acknowledgment of structural limits. The Structural Problem With Legacy Organizations Many older organizations—such as N

The next Freedmen Historical Marker will be awarded based on donations connected to the Live Freedmen Nation Fundraiser, with $350 established as the starting benchmark from the live show. From this point forward, all donations are cumulative. How It Works $350 is the current highest total, set during the live fundraiser. Any donor may become the next recipient by exceeding $350 in total donations. If you donated during the live show, your existing donation already counts. An