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Freedmen's Bureau
A federal agency that was created to provide aid to displaced Southerners, including newly freed people, during and after the Civil War.
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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: How Effective were the Efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
DocsTeach presents a lesson plan, written by the National Archives Education Team, that aims to engage students in the evaluation of historical…
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan: The Freedmen's Bureau
Note: Racial epithets used in the accompanying primary sources.Khan Academy presents a lesson plan that aims to engage students in observing the…
Historical Circular/Announcement
Historical Circular/Announcement: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands, Head Quarters, Assistant Commissioner, State of Virginia.
The National Archives presents an 1867 historical circular (anouncement), written by Garrick Mallery of the Freedmen's Bureau. The circular stresses…
Historical Legislation
Historical Legislation: Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill - Andrew Johnson
Note: This source is provided only in transcript form.Teaching American History presents 1866 legislation, written by President Andrew Johnson, that…
Historical Legislation
Historical Legislation: Abraham Lincoln Papers: [...] Copy of Law Establishing Bureau for Freedmen [...]
The Library of Congress presents a piece of 1865 historical legislation, endorsed by William Hunter, known as the Freedmen's Bureau Act. Themes…
Historical Speech
Historical Speech: March 27, 1866: Veto Message on Civil Rights Legislation
The University of Virginia presents an 1866 historical speech, given by President Andrew Johnson to the United States Senate, in which Johnson…
Historical Speech
Historical Speech: Hon. L. Trumbull, Freedmen's Bureau.
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical speech, given by Congressman Lyman Trumbull to the United States Senate. Trumbull expresses his…
Historical Report
Historical Report: The Freedmen's Bureau : Reports of Generals Steedman and Fullerton on the Condition of the Freedmen's Bureau in the Southern States.
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical report, written by Generals James Barrett Steedman and Joseph Scott Fullerton, that provides…
Historical Letter
Historical Letter: Letters from the South, Relating to the Condition of Freedmen, Addressed to Major General O.O. Howard, Commissioner, Bureau R., F., and A.L.
The Library of Congress presents a series of 1870 historical letters, written by J. W. Alford to Major General Oliver Otis Howard, that provide an…
Historical Letter
Historical Letter: Letter from a Radical, on the Freedmen's Bureau
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical letter, signed by "A Radical" to Thomas D. Eliot about recent public discussions and concerns…
Political Cartoon
Political Cartoon: The Freedman's Bureau! An agency to keep the Negro in idleness at the expense of the white man. [...]
Note: Racial epithets used; some readers may find the images and language offensive. The Library of Congress presents an 1866 political cartoon that…
Historical Broadside
Historical Broadside: Economise and pay your debt! Restore the South and increase your resources. Our national debt is to be paid ...
Note: Some readers may find some language may be offensive. The Library of Congress presents a, 1866 historical broadside that provides a critique of…
Historical Illustration
Historical Illustration: Marriage of a colored soldier at Vicksburg by Chaplain Warren of the Freedmen's Bureau
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical illustration, drawn by Alfred R. Waud, that depicts the marriage of an African Americans couple…
Political Cartoon
Political Cartoon: The Masquerade Ball
The Smithsonian Institution presents an 1866 political cartoon, drawn by Thomas Nast, called the "Grand Ball Masquerade." The cartoon presents…
Historical Illustration
Historical Illustration: Glimpses at the Freedmen's Bureau. Issuing Rations to the Old and Sick / From a Sketch by our Special Artist, Jas. E. Taylor.
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical illustration, drawn by James E. Taylor, that depicts a group of African Americans gathered outside…
Historical Illustration
Historical Illustration: The Freedmen's Bureau / Drawn by A.R. Waud.
The Library of Congress presents an 1868 historical illustration, drawn by A. R. Waud, that depicts a White man representing the Freedmen's Bureau,…
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