Freedmen's Bureau Extension Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed land ownership issues
gptkbp:amended_by in subsequent years
gptkbp:controversy political opposition from Southern Democrats
gptkbp:created job opportunities for freedmen
gptkbp:date_enacted 1866
gptkbp:duration three years
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:encouraged voter registration among African Americans
gptkbp:established labor contracts for freedmen
gptkbp:funding provided federal funds for education and healthcare
gptkbp:goal to aid in the transition of freed slaves to freedom
gptkbp:has_expansion to provide more resources
gptkbp:historical_significance first federal agency to provide social services
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedmen's Bureau Extension Act
gptkbp:impact assistance to formerly enslaved people
gptkbp:influenced subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:13th_Amendment
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in in academic studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by legal actions
in courts
gptkbp:is_criticized_for for inefficiency
due to racial tensions
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by for its limitations
gptkbp:is_debated_in in Congress
gptkbp:is_discussed_in in political debates
gptkbp:is_documented_in in historical records
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:historians
by Congress
gptkbp:is_facilitated_by marriage recognition for freedmen
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_agents
field offices
through local offices
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
Southern state legislatures
by white supremacist groups
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:African_Americans
gptkbp:led_to increased tensions in the South
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:promoted education for African American children
by Radical Republicans
gptkbp:provided legal assistance to freedmen
gptkbp:purpose to extend the life of the Freedmen's Bureau
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_Bill_of_1872
gptkbp:resulted_in establishment of schools for African Americans
gptkbp:route_of_administration gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
into law in July 1866
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_Bill_of_1872
gptkbp:supported economic independence for freedmen
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:was_legislated in response to the Civil War
gptkbp:was_part_of Reconstruction policies
the federal response to Reconstruction
the legacy of Reconstruction.
gptkbp:was_resisted by Southern states
gptkbp:was_supported_by Northern states
by abolitionists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau_Bill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5