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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:addressed
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the needs of newly freed slaves
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gptkbp:approves
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gptkb:the_Bureau_of_Refugees,_Freedmen,_and_Abandoned_Lands
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gptkbp:created
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gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Savings_Bank
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:current_office_holder
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gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
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gptkbp:disbanded
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political pressure
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gptkbp:dissolved
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June 30, 1872
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gptkbp:established
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schools for freedmen
courts for freedmen
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gptkbp:formed
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March 1865
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gptkbp:founded_in
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Reconstruction
historically black colleges
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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African American communities
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gptkbp:has_role
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the establishment of labor unions
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:helps
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reunite families
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The Freedmen's Bureau
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gptkbp:influenced
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Reconstruction era policies
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gptkbp:investigates
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civil rights violations
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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gptkb:Southern_Democrats
limited resources
corruption and inefficiency
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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gptkb:federal_government
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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Southern whites
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gptkbp:is_significant_for
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the Reconstruction era
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gptkbp:is_tasked_with
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freed slaves and war refugees
overseeing abandoned lands
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gptkbp:is_trained_in
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labor contracts
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gptkbp:key_player
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gptkb:the_Reconstruction_Act
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Southern_United_States
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gptkbp:performed_by
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the transition from slavery to freedom
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gptkbp:provided
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food and medical care
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gptkbp:provided_education_to
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over 250,000 students
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gptkbp:provided_legal_assistance_to
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freedmen
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gptkbp:provides_support_for
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poor whites
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gptkbp:purpose
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assist freed slaves
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gptkbp:supported
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land redistribution efforts
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gptkbp:was_a_factor_in
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the development of African American education
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gptkbp:was_a_federal_response_to
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the social upheaval after the Civil War
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gptkbp:was_a_government_initiative_to
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assist in the post-war recovery.
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gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to
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modern social welfare programs
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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the end of the Civil War
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gptkbp:was_created_under
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gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:was_established_to_help
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transition to freedom
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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voter registration efforts
the establishment of public schools
land leasing agreements
the promotion of civil rights
the establishment of agricultural schools
the negotiation of labor contracts
the distribution of food rations
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gptkbp:was_reauthorized_by
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gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
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gptkbp:was_supported_by
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gptkb:Northern_abolitionists
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gptkbp:works_with
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gptkb:African_American_churches
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Radical_Republicans
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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