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aug 3, 1865 - Freedmen’s Bureau (March 3, 1865)

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On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.

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aug 3, 1865
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~ 159 years ago