{"id":814,"date":"2014-04-15T14:37:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brazoriahf.org\/site\/?page_id=814"},"modified":"2023-02-15T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:10:47","slug":"freedman-tree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brazoriahf.org\/new\/museum\/freedman-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedman Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"814\" class=\"elementor elementor-814\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9da912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9da912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">freedman tree<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c8c96 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b9c8c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef97066 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ef97066\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-35323a72\" data-id=\"35323a72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7649f00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7649f00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">discover more<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73baa7fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73baa7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1205c25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1205c25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2013 Brazoria Heritage Foundation and Chevron-Phillips dedicated the Emancipation Tree from the Sweeny Plantation in Old Ocean Texas.\u00a0<\/p><p>It is carved from a Bois d\u2019 Arc tree by Hitchcock artist Earl S. Jones and titled \u201cLife on the Plantation&#8221;<\/p><p>\u00a0This tree has a significant historical value to Brazoria County.<\/p><p>The Emancipation Proclamation was read to the slaves under this tree after the Civil War ended.\u00a0<\/p><p>This exhibit can be found in the main hallway in the museum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7285ef0d elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7285ef0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-float\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Jones and titled \u201cLife on the Plantation&#8221; \u00a0This tree has a significant historical value to Brazoria County. The Emancipation Proclamation was read to the slaves under this tree after the Civil War ended.\u00a0 This exhibit can be found in the main hallway in the museum. learn more Brazoria Historical museum VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Do you love History? Want to get involved? 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