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mar 3, 1865 - Freedmen's Bureau

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Created to aid newly emancipated slaves by providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and legal support. Oliver O. Howard founded the bureau. Andrew Johnson tried to kill the bureau multiple times but failed. It finally expired in 1872.

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mar 3, 1865
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~ 161 years ago