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Understanding Status, Verification, and Repair The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust was established to address historical harm created by U.S. legal systems through status-based repair. This work does not operate on self-identification, race-based classification, or political affiliation. It operates on documentation, legal records, and institutional standards. The process is intentionally structured in two distinct phases: Freedmen Status Verification Post-Verification Repair

During today’s live fundraiser, January 4, 2026, the Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT) will introduce a new and lasting form of recognition for those who materially support the work of private reparations. The highest donor of today’s event, as well as the highest donor for the month of January 2026, will each receive an Online Freedmen Historical Marker in honor of their contribution. This marker is not a plaque or a social media shoutout. It is a permanent digital reco

Across the reparations landscape, people continue to argue over names, labels, and terminology. Entire movements stall over whether a group should be called one thing or another, as if naming alone creates legitimacy or authority. Under Trust Law, this debate is already resolved. Reparations is not a branding exercise. It is a legal, fiduciary, and governance matter. Step One: Verify the Harm Group Before any reparative structure can function, the harmed population must be cl