Historical Legislation: Abraham Lincoln Papers: [...] Copy of Law Establishing Bureau for Freedmen [...]
Subject
Freedmen's Bureau Act & The Freedmen's Bureau
Title
Historical Legislation: Abraham Lincoln Papers: [...] Copy of Law Establishing Bureau for Freedmen [...]
Date
03/03/1865
Type
Historical Legislation
Description
The Library of Congress presents a piece of 1865 historical legislation, endorsed by William Hunter, known as the Freedmen's Bureau Act. Themes include: the terms and conditions of the creation of the bureau as well as the repeal of any legislation that complicates the creation of the bureau.
The Freedmen's Bureau was 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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The Freedmen's Bureau was 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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Publisher
Library of Congress
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“Historical Legislation: Abraham Lincoln Papers: [...] Copy of Law Establishing Bureau for Freedmen [...],” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 19, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/205.