Muscogee Freedmen

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on Oklahomans Against Occupation rallying for the ceasefire in Gaza, a court victory for Muscogee Freedmen and the legacy of The Gap Band.

Muscogee Nation Judge Donette Mouser sent the case back to a citizenship board for reconsideration.

Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy appeared with their legal team which included Damario Solomon Simmons over the course of a two-day trial. Both plaintiffs are seeking citizenship into the tribal nation nearly three years after filing their case.

Two descendants of Muscogee Freedmen, the people formerly enslaved by the tribal nation, are now fighting for citizenship.

Two Creek Freedmen descendants were in Muscogee Nation court Thursday, arguing they have a right to citizenship in the tribal nation.