The Freedman's Bureau

The Freedman's Bureau was created in 1865 to assist in the transfer of blacks from a life of slavery to a life of freedom and promise in the new south. It was formed by radical republicans, who believed in totally equal rights for blacks and whites, and they wanted to make sure that the rights of the newly freed blacks were protected to the best of their abilities. Some of the workers of the Freedman's Bureau assisted northern school teachers and built new schools for blacks all across the country, facing the adversity brought on by Jim Crow Laws and black codes, which hindered rights and segregated almost everything. Blacks, using Bureau funds, were able to set up  new churches, schools, and homes as well as get land. The Freedman's Bureau was run by the war department, and it also protected blacks who were being unfairly prosecuted in courts and who were being mistreated by white landowners or who were simply being taken advantage of. The abolition of slavery led to the establishment of the Freedman's Bureau and the Bureau led to more equal rights for all of the newly freed black people in America.


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