United Sons & Daughters of Freedmen
National 501(c)(3) · Freedmen First · Freedmen Forever
A national 501(c)(3) advancing the constitutional rights of American Freedmen through the Reconstruction Amendments — status-based, not race-based.
"To ensure that the broken promises of Reconstruction are fulfilled for today's American Freedmen."
The United Sons & Daughters of Freedmen is a national 501(c)(3) organization advancing constitutional rights for American Freedmen — descendants of emancipated persons — through a status-based, not race-based, legal framework grounded in the Reconstruction Amendments. Our work centers the 13th Amendment's Section 2 enforcement clause, the badges-and-incidents doctrine, and landmark precedents including Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
The disparity between Black and white family wealth is not a market outcome — it is the measurable result of constitutionally incomplete emancipation.
Grounded in the Reconstruction Amendments, each point addresses a specific constitutional obligation owed to American Freedmen by the federal government.
By way of the 13th Amendment, our enslaved American ancestors were freed from private bondage nationally, creating a defined class — American Freedmen — with specific constitutional protections under the badges-and-incidents doctrine.
We demand that the federal government reestablish the Freedmen's Bureau under its constitutional Section 2 enforcement authority to administer programmatic support, genealogical verification, and economic development for American Freedmen.
We demand the immediate and complete de-Confederatization of the United States — removal of all monuments, symbols, and institutional honors to those who made war against the Republic and against Freedmen.
We demand a fully funded Reconstructive Freedmen Agenda which includes a State repatriation program to facilitate land and resource access for American Freedmen families across the country.
Massachusetts H.4351 received a 10-0 favorable committee vote. H.1696 is also in progress. USADOF is replicating this model in Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina as part of our 2025–2032 master strategy.
Points 6–12 address educational equity, genealogical verification frameworks, electoral discipline strategy, reparations implementation, economic enterprise development, and the five-pillar institutional plan through 2032.
Operation Proclamation is a nationwide Freedmen initiative ensuring that local and state governments formally recognize the lost-found Freedmen status. Through grassroots organizing and constitutional advocacy, USADOF has secured official governmental proclamations recognizing American Freedmen — building the political foundation for status-based legislation.
Each proclamation creates institutional precedent for state-level Freedmen Affairs offices, genealogical verification frameworks, and the full Freedmen Agenda.
Volunteer for Operation ProclamationAcross the country, USADOF members are organizing, educating, and building the infrastructure for American Freedmen recognition. From Boston to Georgia, our community shows up — with the American Freedmen banner, constitutional knowledge, and an unbreakable commitment to fulfilling the promise of Reconstruction.
Meet the board, our founders, and the wider USADOF family driving this movement forward.
Be The Power (BTP) is USADOF's civic organizing arm — active across 15+ states, building the electoral infrastructure to deliver the Freedmen Agenda.
Tracking Freedmen legislation in real time across state and federal chambers.
Creates a state-level Office of Freedmen Affairs to administer programs, genealogical verification, and policy advocacy for American Freedmen in Massachusetts. Received a 10-0 favorable committee vote.
A second Massachusetts bill advancing Freedmen status recognition and institutional support. Part of USADOF's multi-bill legislative strategy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
USADOF is actively developing state-tier targeting strategies for Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina as part of the 2025–2032 master political strategy document.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States..."
13th Amendment, Section 1 & 2 · 1865
The foundation of Freedmen status and the enforcement authority for all USADOF legislation.
USADOF's partnership framework for community-based economic development through the Freedmen status lens and the 13th Amendment's Section 2 authority...
A constitutional analysis of the executive pathway for reparations proposals directed specifically at American Freedmen families — the proper beneficiary class...
A comprehensive letter of support outlining the constitutional basis for executive action on behalf of American Freedmen under 13th Amendment Section 2...
Tax-deductible · 501(c)(3) Registered Nonprofit
The United Sons & Daughters of Freedmen powers a national ecosystem of civic organizing and education. Explore our dedicated platforms below.
