Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tried To Expel It's Black Members
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has tried to expel it's Black members, and it's not the only tribe engaging in anti-Blackness.
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The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has tried to expel it's Black members, and it's not the only tribe engaging in anti-Blackness.
In light of an appeal, the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has issued a stay in a civil lawsuit from two freedmen descendants seeking tribal citizenship.
A tribal judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma last week ruled that two lineal descendants of Black people who were enslaved by the tribe, known as Freedmen, are eligible for tribal citizenship. As the Civil War drew closer, the tribe was split; A portion of the Nation allied with the Confederacy and the other allied with the Union.
A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the way for
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