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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