Democratic falsehoods exposed. Facts for the people. Washington, D. C. Gibson Brothers, Printers [1868?].

Freedmen's Bureau Act & The Freedmen's Bureau

Democratic falsehoods exposed. Facts for the people. Washington, D. C. Gibson Brothers, Printers [1868?].

1868

Historical Print

The Library of Congress features an 1868 historical print that provides information in regards to the "falsehoods" about government expenditures on programs such as the Freedmen's Bureau--which was created by the Freedmen's Bureau Act and provided aid to free African Americans and displaced Southerners after the Civil War.

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