The Freedmen's Bureau

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government agency
gptkbp:analyzes civil rights violations
gptkbp:challenges local governments
gptkbp:conducted census of freedmen
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Savings_Bank
gptkb:Congress_of_the_United_States
the Reconstruction era
the aftermath of slavery
gptkbp:criticism inefficiency
corruption
its limited resources
gptkbp:dissolved 1872
gptkbp:established 1865
educational institutions
gptkbp:facilitates employment for freedmen
gptkbp:has_a_role_in the transition to freedom
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Freedmen's Bureau
gptkbp:impact education_in_the_South
gptkbp:initiatives assist newly freed individuals.
gptkbp:is_a modern social services
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in the fight for civil rights
gptkbp:is_funded_by federal government
gptkbp:is_involved_in land reform
land redistribution
labor negotiations
the establishment of colleges
the establishment of public schools
the promotion of literacy
the establishment of vocational training
gptkbp:is_part_of Reconstruction era
gptkbp:is_recognized_for the_Freedmen's_Bureau_Act
gptkbp:is_supported_by Northern abolitionists
gptkbp:issuedBy contracts for labor
gptkbp:managedBy land distribution
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:opposedBy Southern_whites
gptkbp:promoted voting rights
gptkbp:protectedArea freedmen's rights
gptkbp:provides housing assistance
job training programs
refugees
food and medical care
gptkbp:provides_access_to freedmen
gptkbp:purpose assist freed slaves
gptkbp:related_to families separated by slavery
gptkbp:succeededBy state agencies
gptkbp:superintendent gptkb:Oliver_O._Howard
gptkbp:supported civil rights
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the_social_changes_in_the_South
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Civil_War
the needs of freed slaves
gptkbp:works establish schools
gptkbp:works_with African_American_churches