mar 3, 1865 - The Federal Freedmen's Bureau established
Description:
Nearing the end of the Civil War, the northerners were nearing triumph over the south. They established the Federal Freedmen's bureau. The bureau opened up a new world to the previously mistreated and enslaved African Americans. Jobs, Property, Education and the right to free will were all placed at the fingertips of African Americans.Image caption:
A Bureau agent stands between armed groups of Whites and Freedmen, 1868.
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Date:
mar 3, 1865
Now
~ 160 years ago