Terry
J. Ligon,
Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedmen Project©
Co-Creator & Director: Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedmen Project
Co-Editor &
Co-Publisher: Voices of
Founding Member:
African-American Genealogical Society of
Creator: Estelusti Foundation
Bachelor Fine Arts:
Commercial Photography; Academy of
Bachelor Fine Arts:
Fine Art Photography;
Presented Seminar:
March 10, 2007 "Introduction to Indian Territory Freedmen
Research"
Presented Seminar:
Freedmen History Within the Congressional Record, at the West Coast;
Genealogical Conference 2004;
Presented Seminar:
Equity Case 7071; at the West Coast Genealogical Conference;
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has been performing extensive research on the history and genealogy of his
Choctaw and Chickasaw Freedmen ancestors since 1989. He is presently
researching the lawsuit known as Bettie Ligon et al., vs. Douglass H.
Johnston, et al., Green McCurtain, et al., and James R. Garfield, Secretary
of the Interior |
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| In addition to this research, Terry has compiled an index of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s newspaper index listing articles concerning events occurring from approximately 1872 to 1930 involving the freedmen of Indian Territory and the Five Civilized Tribes. |
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the past three years Terry has conducted extensive research on the
Congressional Record and the various documents that pertain to the
activities of the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes and their
interactions with the |