The Library of Congress features an 1866 Congressional Act to help improve and extend the Freedmen's Bureau. The Act serves as an…
The Library of Congress features an 1868 Congressional Act that proposed the continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau. According to…
The Library of Congress presents an 1868 Congressional Act that moves to discontinue the Freedmen's Bureau.The Freedmen's Bureau…
The Library of Congress presents an 1865 historical essay, writer unknown, that provides an outline of the operations, purpose,…
The Library of Congress features an 1870 historical letter, written by Hamilton Wilcox Pierson, a member of the Ku-Klux Klan, to…
The Library of Congress presents an 1868 historical illustration, drawn by A. R. Waud, that depicts a White man representing the…
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical illustration, drawn by James E. Taylor, that depicts a group of African…
The Smithsonian Institution presents an 1866 political cartoon, drawn by Thomas Nast, called the "Grand Ball Masquerade." The…
The Library of Congress features an 1866 historical illustration, drawn by Alfred R. Waud, that depicts the marriage of an African…
Note: Some readers may find some language may be offensive. The Library of Congress presents a, 1866 historical broadside that…
Note: Racial epithets used; some readers may find the images and language offensive. The Library of Congress presents an 1866…
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical letter, signed by "A Radical" to Thomas D. Eliot about recent public…
The Library of Congress presents a series of 1870 historical letters, written by J. W. Alford to Major General Oliver Otis Howard,…
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical report, written by Generals James Barrett Steedman and Joseph Scott Fullerton,…
The University of Virginia presents an 1866 historical speech, given by President Andrew Johnson to the United States Senate, in…
The Library of Congress presents a piece of 1865 historical legislation, endorsed by William Hunter, known as the Freedmen's…