Freedmen's Bureau

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Background and operations

American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission Freedmen's Bureau Bill U.S. president Abraham Lincoln United States Department of War

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Teachers

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Achievements

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Bureau records

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Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Agency executive: Oliver Otis Howard, Commissioner
Dissolved: 1872; 154 years ago (1872)
Formed: March 3, 1865; 161 years ago (1865-03-03)
Jurisdiction: Federal government of the United States
Parent agency: United States Department of War

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Litwack, Leon F. Leon Litwack
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery
McFeely, William S. William S. McFeely
The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860–1935
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related to Specialized studies · 153

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related to Supporting education · 98

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related to General · 95

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related to Bureau records · 29

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related to External links · 27

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related to background · 23

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related to Education · 21

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related to Continuing insurgency · 16

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Freedmen's Bureau	Agency executive	Oliver Otis Howard, Commissioner	1.00	infobox
Freedmen's Bureau	Dissolved	1872; 154 years ago (1872)	1.00	infobox
Freedmen's Bureau	Formed	March 3, 1865; 161 years ago (1865-03-03)	1.00	infobox
Freedmen's Bureau	Headquarters	Washington, D.C.	1.00	infobox
Freedmen's Bureau	Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States	1.00	infobox
Freedmen's Bureau	Parent agency	United States Department of War	1.00	infobox
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Freedmen's Bureau	related to background	In	0.60	section
Freedmen's Bureau	related to background	American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission	0.60	section
Freedmen's Bureau	related to background	Two	0.60	section
Freedmen's Bureau	related to background	Freedmen's Bureau Bill	0.60	section

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