Statements (218)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:addressed |
post-war challenges
the needs of newly freed slaves |
| gptkbp:administered_by |
rations
|
| gptkbp:advocated_for |
voting rights
|
| gptkbp:affiliated_with |
gptkb:American_Missionary_Association
gptkb:National_Freedmen's_Relief_Association |
| gptkbp:approves |
the Freedmen's Bureau Act
|
| gptkbp:can_be_extended_by |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
local governments
racism lack of funding political pressure opposition from Southern whites hostility from Southern whites |
| gptkbp:collaborated_with |
gptkb:African_American_churches
local governments Northern philanthropists |
| gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:African_American_churches
Northern philanthropists |
| gptkbp:conducted |
census of freedmen
|
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
the Reconstruction era |
| gptkbp:controversy |
political opposition
limited resources land confiscation labor contracts |
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Savings_Bank
gptkb:educational_institutions |
| gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:created_schools_for |
African American children
|
| gptkbp:created_schools_in |
former Confederate states
|
| gptkbp:current_office_holder |
gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1872
June 30, 1872 |
| gptkbp:educational_value |
increased literacy rates
establishment of colleges |
| gptkbp:encouraged |
self-sufficiency among freedmen
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:educational_institutions
1865 March 1865 schools for freedmen courts for freedmen hospitals for freedmen |
| gptkbp:formed |
March 1865
|
| gptkbp:fosters |
educational opportunities
|
| gptkbp:founded_in |
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Savings_Bank gptkb:the_Bureau_of_Refugees,_Freedmen,_and_Abandoned_Lands the Reconstruction era the Freedmen's Bureau Act |
| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:U._S._government |
| gptkbp:governed_by |
labor contracts
|
| gptkbp:had_regional_offices_in |
various Southern states
|
| gptkbp:has_impact_on |
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
African American education |
| gptkbp:has_role |
the establishment of civil rights
the establishment of HBCUs |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
|
| gptkbp:helped_reunite |
families separated by slavery
|
| gptkbp:helped_to_reunite |
families separated by slavery
|
| gptkbp:helps |
reunite families
establish schools |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
mixed results
important for African American rights limited by political climate set foundation for future civil rights efforts symbol of Reconstruction efforts |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
Reconstruction policies post-Civil War America emancipation of slaves |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
gptkb:photographs
contracts and agreements letters and correspondence Bureau reports testimonies and accounts |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
first federal agency to provide social services |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Freedmen's Bureau
|
| gptkbp:impact |
education of African Americans
land redistribution efforts |
| gptkbp:impact_on_labor |
negotiation of fair wages
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Reconstruction era policies
|
| gptkbp:investigates |
civil rights violations
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
inefficiency Democratic politicians favoring freedmen over whites its limited resources |
| gptkbp:is_facilitated_by |
land redistribution
|
| gptkbp:is_funded_by |
gptkb:U._S._government
gptkb:federal_government |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
Southern whites
|
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
the Reconstruction effort
the federal government's Reconstruction policy the Reconstruction era efforts. |
| gptkbp:is_tasked_with |
overseeing the transition of freedmen
|
| gptkbp:is_trained_in |
labor contracts
|
| gptkbp:key_player |
Reconstruction efforts
the transition to freedom the transition to sharecropping the Reconstruction era policies. |
| gptkbp:land_ownership |
land ownership for freedmen
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_Act
|
| gptkbp:negotiated_by |
labor agreements
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
establishment of schools
labor contracts protection of civil rights land redistribution efforts marriage legalization for freedmen |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Sojourner_Truth gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois gptkb:Charles_Sumner gptkb:Harriet_Tubman gptkb:Thaddeus_Stevens gptkb:Booker_T._Washington |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:operates_under |
gptkb:the_War_Department
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:operations |
1872
|
| gptkbp:performed_by |
the establishment of HBCUs
the transition from slavery to freedom the transition of freedmen to citizenship |
| gptkbp:promoted |
civil rights
economic self-sufficiency economic independence |
| gptkbp:provided |
gptkb:financial_assistance
employment assistance housing assistance vocational training food and medical care |
| gptkbp:provided_assistance_in |
finding employment
|
| gptkbp:provided_legal_assistance_to |
freedmen
|
| gptkbp:provides_support_for |
veterans of the Civil War
poor whites returning soldiers land redistribution efforts |
| gptkbp:provides_training_for |
teachers
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
assist freed slaves
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:reports_to |
gptkb:Department_of_Defense
|
| gptkbp:services_provided |
gptkb:education
healthcare employment assistance legal assistance legal aid |
| gptkbp:side_effect |
improved access to medical care
|
| gptkbp:success |
establishment of schools
medical care for freedmen legal recognition of marriages provision of food and shelter job placement for freedmen |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Bureau_of_Refugees,_Freedmen,_and_Abandoned_Lands
|
| gptkbp:supported |
civil rights
land redistribution efforts voting rights for freedmen |
| gptkbp:target_audience |
freedmen
poor whites formerly enslaved people |
| gptkbp:was_a_federal_initiative_to |
assist newly freed slaves
|
| gptkbp:was_a_federal_response_to |
the aftermath of the Civil War
the needs of the South |
| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
later civil rights organizations
modern social welfare programs later civil rights legislation |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Civil_War
the abolition of slavery the end of slavery the needs of newly freed slaves the Civil War's aftermath |
| gptkbp:was_a_significant_agency_in |
American history.
|
| gptkbp:was_a_temporary_agency |
of the federal government
|
| gptkbp:was_a_temporary_agency_that |
operated for seven years
|
| gptkbp:was_a_temporary_agency_until |
the South's recovery
|
| gptkbp:was_authorized_to |
issue labor contracts
|
| gptkbp:was_continued_under |
gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
|
| gptkbp:was_created_to_help |
the formerly enslaved population
|
| gptkbp:was_established_as_a_response_to |
gptkb:the_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:was_established_to_help |
former slaves and poor whites
|
| gptkbp:was_intended_to_last_for |
one year
|
| gptkbp:was_involved_in |
gptkb:court_cases
land reform initiatives land disputes land grants the distribution of land labor negotiations voter registration efforts the establishment of hospitals land leasing programs the establishment of orphanages the establishment of public schools the establishment of community centers the establishment of vocational training programs the negotiation of labor contracts the establishment of land grants the establishment of trade schools the distribution of food rations the distribution of rations the protection of freedmen's rights the regulation of labor contracts the establishment of community centers. the establishment of labor schools the distribution of supplies the distribution of clothing |
| gptkbp:was_part_of |
gptkb:Reconstruction_era
Reconstruction policies |
| gptkbp:was_supported_by |
Republican politicians
Northern philanthropists |
| gptkbp:works_with |
gptkb:African_American_churches
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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