The Library of Congress presents an 1865 Congressional Act, also known as the Freedmen's Bureau Act.The Freedmen's Bureau was a…
The National Archives presents an 1867 historical circular (anouncement), written by Garrick Mallery of the Freedmen's Bureau. The…
The National Women's History Museum presents a 2018 article that provides a perspective on African American women's contributions…
The Library of Congress features an 1868 Congressional Act that proposed the continuance of the Freedmen's Bureau. According to…
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 presents an 1868 Congressional Act that moves to discontinue the Freedmen's Bureau.The Freedmen's Bureau…
YouTube presents a 2016 video, produced by the American Battlefield Trust, that provides a brief summary of the role that the…
The Library of Congress presents a photo of young Black boys with Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry soldiers at a camp for…
Note: Language may be offensive.The Library of Congress features an 1863 historical pamphlet, written by The Emancipation League,…
Note: click on the photo to enlarge.The National Museum of African American History and Culture features an 1863 photo of a…
The Library of Congress features an 1864 historical report, written by William P. Mellen, that provides a description of the…
The Library of Congress presents an 1865 historical essay, writer unknown, that provides an outline of the operations, purpose,…
Note: Racial epithets used. Multiple captions.The Digital Public Library of America features an 1865 historical illustration that…
DocsTeach presents an 1865 photo of a camp for contrabands - formerly enslaved people who escaped to Union lines - in Richmond,…
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical speech, given by Congressman Lyman Trumbull to the United States Senate.…
The Library of Congress presents an 1866 historical report, written by Generals James Barrett Steedman and Joseph Scott Fullerton,…