Category: Freedmen’s Bureau
Unearthing History: Exploring the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, And Abandoned Lands April 15, 2023
The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston will open on June 27, but it is already beginning to offer programs virtually that will be…
Smithsonian’s Freedmen’s Bureau Records Now Searchable and Available OnLine
The Smithsonian’s Freedmen’s Bureau Records are now searchable for free online. Smithsonian has been using volunteers for years transcribing documents from the Freedmen’s Bureau so…
At Least 631 Black Schoolhouses Were Attacked During Reconstruction
According to a recent article in the Journal of the Civil War Era, there were “631 attacks on African American schools between 1864 and 1876.”…
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair
The Record of Murders and Outrages: Racial Violence and the Fight Over Truth at the Dawn of Reconstruction by William A Blair published by University…
Freedmen’s Bureau Report for Virginia Sept. 30, 1868-The trials of whites for the murder of Negroes
By October, 1868, when this report on the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Virginia was published, the Bureau was just three months away from…
May 1865: African American Community in New Orleans Celebrates the First Anniversary of Its School for Black Children
The celebration of a year of learning by the emancipated Black children of New Orleans. Reconstruction began in New Orleans three years earlier than in…
As Freedmen’s Bureau Was Closing at End of 1868, African Americans Asked for Protection Dec. 15, 1868
The Freedmen’s Bureau was scheduled to shut down all but its educational functions at the end of 1868. With the Bureau about to close, Blacks…
O.O. Howard Explains Why He Supports Closing the Freedmen’s Bureau Dec. 1868
No white man is as associated with the Freedmen’s Bureau as O.O. Howard. The “Christian General” Howard was appointed Commissioner of the Bureau in May…
From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman’s Bureau in Arkansas 1865-1869 (Black Community Studies) by Randy Finley
From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom: The Freedman’s Bureau in Arkansas 1865-1869 (Black Community Studies) by Randy Finley published by The University of Arkansas Press (1996) 229…
Too Great a Burden to Bear: The Struggle and Failure of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Texas by Christopher B. Bean
Too Great a Burden to Bear: The Struggle and Failure of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Texas by Christopher B. Bean published by Fordham University Press (2016)…
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