LOOK AT WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED.
LOOK AT WHAT THEY
ACCOMPLISHED
The Freedom Archives preserves the stories of people and communities whose accomplishments proved that freedom could be built, protected, and passed on.
The Freedom Archives preserves the stories of people and communities whose accomplishments proved that freedom could be built, protected, and passed on.
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WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE
TEN COMMANDMENTS
The blueprint for building strong families, businesses and communities after slavery.
LAND, LAW & LEGACY
Stories of ownership, rights, resistance, and the ongoing fight for economic independence.
FREEDOM TOWNS
Discover the Black towns that built businesses, schools, churches, and thriving communities.
HIDDEN HEROES
The teachers, nurses, doctors, veterans, and everyday leaders who built the foundation of progress.
VOICES OF FREEDOM
Musicians, writers, preachers, and thinkers who used their gifts to inspire, uplift, and create change.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY
Churches, schools, traditions, and the power of family that carried communities forward.
FEATURED STORY
MISS HATTIE: BEFORE THE HOSPITAL
Before Mound Bayou had a hospital, Black midwives and community caregivers helped families through childbirth, illness, and emergencies when medical care was difficult to reach. Miss Hattie is a dramatized character created to represent the many women whose knowledge, courage, and care helped sustain their communities.
LATEST MOUND BAYOU STORY
FROM SWAMPLAND TO BLACK OWNERSHIP
Mound Bayou was more than a place to live. Black families acquired land, built businesses, created institutions, and used ownership as a foundation for freedom and self-determination.