If You Identify as Soulaan, You Still Need to Get Freedmen Verified — Here’s Why

As the Soulaan Autochthonous Identity Classification gains visibility, more people are beginning to understand what Soulaan truly represents: a culturally distinct, lineage-based identity authored by Dwayne Coleman II, rooted in the autochthonous evolution of a specific people on U.S. soil.

But with this growth has come a critical point of clarification:

Identifying as Soulaan does not replace the need for Freedmen Verification.

And for anyone whose lineage ties back to U.S. chattel slavery, Freedmen Verification is non-negotiable.

Here’s why.

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1. Soulaan is a Classification. Freedmen is a Status.

Soulaan describes who you are culturally, genealogically, and ethnogenetically within the Soulaan lineage.

Freedmen Verification documents:

• lawful lineage

• constitutional standing

• ancestry tied to enslaved persons on U.S. soil

• eligibility for reparative claims

• identity proofing for future legal structures

Soulaan ≠ a legal category.

Freedmen = a legally recognized status used in federal, state, and historical documents.

You can be Soulaan culturally.

You must still be Verified Freedmen legally.

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2. Misclassification is the #1 threat to both identities

Without formal verification:

• outsiders can claim Soulaan

• Pan-Africanists can collapse it into “Black”

• nonprofits can misuse it

• influencers can mimic it

• agencies can bundle it into a racial bucket

• private companies can commercialize it without authorization

Verification protects both:

Soulaan = Cultural identity protected by classification governance

Freedmen = Lineage status protected by traceable records + trust-based jurisdiction

One protects cultural sovereignty.

The other protects legal standing.

You need both

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.3. A verified identity stops corporations, governments, and NGOs from redefining you

If you are not verified:

• your identity is vulnerable

• anyone can claim your lineage

• your community can be diluted

• your classification can be overwritten

• your reparative pathway can be dismissed

This is how misclassification destroyed many of our historical protections in the first place.

Verification reverses that.

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4. The Soulaan originator supports Freedmen Verification

Because Soulaan is a classification—not a legal category—the originator himself encourages:

Soulaan identification + Freedmen status verification

This combination:

• prevents collapse into a generic racial category

• protects the trust boundaries around Soulaan

• strengthens the constitutional standing of the lineage

• preserves autochthonous identity against political movements

Soulaan stands on cultural distinction.

Freedmen Verification secures the legal backbone.

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5. The future of Soulaan depends on strong lineage documentation

If Soulaan is to exist as a protected classification for generations, the people within it must be:

• traceable

• verifiable

• historically anchored

• lineage-proven

Freedmen Verification ensures that Soulaan does not become:

• a trend

• a vibe

• a racial substitute

• a political slogan

It keeps it anchored in actual people with actual lineage.

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Final Message: Identifying as Soulaan Is Powerful — Verifying as Freedmen Makes It Real

Your Soulaan identity honors your cultural and ethnogenetic lineage.

Your Freedmen Verification honors your legal and historical lineage.

Together, they create:

• cultural sovereignty

• legal standing

• federal clarity

• protection against misuse

• protection against erasure

• protection against absorption by Pan-Africanism or “Black” racial constructs

If you identify as Soulaan, the next step is simple:

Get verified as a Freedmen. Protect your lineage. Protect the classification. Protect the future.