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January 12, 1865 · Freedom & Economic Justice

Freedom, Defined by the Freed

Twenty Black ministers and church officers met federal leaders in Savannah and explained what freedom required: land, independent labor, family security, and the power to sustain their own communities.

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Then

Emancipation ended legal ownership of people, but it did not itself provide land, income, safety, or political power.

Now

The Savannah testimony preserves Black Americans defining freedom in material—not merely legal—terms.

Next

Measure liberty by whether people can build secure families, livelihoods, institutions, and generational wealth.

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