15h 10min, jun 28, 1872 y - The Freedmen's Bureau Abolished
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The Freedmen’s Bureau was created to help poor black and white people in the aftermath of the civil war. It was abolished after racial violence was sparked in the south, although it helped over 4,000,000 freedmen transition from being to a slave to being a citizen.
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15h 10min, jun 28, 1872 y
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~ 153 years ago
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