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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:addressed
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civil rights issues
labor contracts
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Radical_Republicans
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gptkbp:can_be_extended_by
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subsequent legislation
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gptkbp:challenges
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political opposition
racism
limited resources
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gptkbp:controversy
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opposition from Southern states
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gptkbp:created
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gptkb:educational_institutions
job training programs
labor contracts
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Department_of_Defense
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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March 3, 1865
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gptkbp:duration
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1865 to 1872
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:encouraged
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gptkb:land_ownership
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
schools for freedmen
courts for freedmen
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gptkbp:founded_in
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provide relief
emancipation of slaves
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gptkbp:funding
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$15 million
Congressional appropriations
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gptkbp:governed_by
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land distribution
employment of freedmen
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_event
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in American history
highlighted racial inequalities
set precedent for future welfare programs
contributed to the rise of Jim Crow laws
increased federal involvement in social issues
sparked debates on federal vs. state power
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first federal agency to provide social services
in civil rights movement
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Freedmen's Bureau Act
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:land_ownership_rights
civil rights advancements
education reforms
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkb:15th_Amendment
future social welfare policies
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Civil_War
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gptkbp:involved
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government assistance programs
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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reduce poverty
promote equality
rebuilding the South
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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gptkb:Southern_Democrats
ineffectiveness
due to political opposition
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gptkbp:is_designed_to
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assist in the transition to freedom
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gptkbp:is_facilitated_by
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land redistribution
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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schools for African Americans
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in
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gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_agents
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gptkbp:is_influential_in
|
African American education
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
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labor conditions
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:militant_group
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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abolitionists
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gptkbp:is_targeted_at
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gptkb:African_Americans
poor whites
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future civil rights legislation
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gptkbp:operates_in
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1872
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gptkbp:promoted
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economic independence
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gptkbp:provided
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housing assistance
legal assistance
food and medical care
education for freedmen
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gptkbp:provides
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employment assistance
legal assistance
food and medical care
education for freedmen
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gptkbp:purpose
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to aid freed slaves and poor whites
to aid freed slaves and poor whites in the South
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_Repeal_Act
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gptkbp:signed_by
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Bureau_of_Refugees,_Freedmen,_and_Abandoned_Lands
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gptkbp:supported
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voting rights for African Americans
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gptkbp:was_legally_challenged
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in courts
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gptkbp:was_legally_established
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by Congress
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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Reconstruction policies
post-Civil War reforms
the federal government's response
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gptkbp:was_supported_by
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gptkb:Republican_Party
abolitionists
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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