Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Freedman's Bureau


The Freedman's Bureau was an organization designed to aid freed slaves during the Reconstruction era in the United States. Formed by Radical Republicans, their goal was to protect the rights of liberated blacks. The Freedman's Bureau encouraged blacks to look for job opportunities and also encouraged whites and blacks to work together not as masters and slaves, but as employers and employees.
Schools were set up and up run by missionaries and northern school teachers in order to teach blacks how to read and write, as it was illegal for them to do so before. As well as schools, the Freedman's Bureau helped the establish colleges and churches for the blacks and hopefully help them overcome the stronger opposing force known as white supremacy. 

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