the Freedmen's Bureau

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:addressed the needs of former slaves
gptkbp:advocated_for voting rights
gptkbp:challenges local governments
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:African_American_churches
gptkbp:conducted labor negotiations
gptkbp:controversy limited resources
gptkbp:created gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Savings_Bank
the Bureau of Education
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:current_office_holder gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
gptkbp:disbanded political pressure
gptkbp:dissolved 1872
gptkbp:established refugee camps
schools for freedmen
gptkbp:faced opposition from Southern whites
gptkbp:formed March 1865
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:President_Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:helps reunite families
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gptkbp:influenced Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:investigates civil rights violations
gptkbp:is_criticized_for inefficiency
favoring certain groups
its limited authority
gptkbp:is_documented_in testimonies of freedmen
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:educational_institutions
gptkbp:is_trained_in labor contracts
gptkbp:key_player the fight for equality
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:operates_in in the Southern United States
gptkbp:performed_by the transition to freedom
gptkbp:promoted economic independence
gptkbp:provided housing assistance
legal assistance
vocational training
food and medical care
gptkbp:provides_support_for poor whites
gptkbp:purpose assist freed slaves
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bureau_of_Refugees,_Freedmen,_and_Abandoned_Lands
gptkbp:supported land redistribution efforts
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the development of civil rights legislation
gptkbp:was_a_government_initiative_to assist in the transition of freed slaves.
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to modern social welfare programs
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Civil_War
the abolition of slavery
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:education_reform
land ownership disputes
the establishment of schools
land leasing programs
gptkbp:was_part_of Reconstruction Era policies
gptkbp:was_reauthorized_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Aid_Society
gptkb:Northern_abolitionists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3