the Freedmen's Bureau

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government agency
gptkbp:analyzes civil rights violations
gptkbp:assists refugees
gptkbp:budget $15 million
gptkbp:challenges local governments
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Congress_of_the_United_States
Reconstruction era
the first public schools
the_aftermath_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:criticism inefficiency
favoring certain groups
its limited effectiveness
gptkbp:dissolved 1872
gptkbp:established 1865
5 years
educational institutions
gptkbp:facilitates employment for freedmen
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Freedmen's Bureau
gptkbp:impact post-Civil_War_society
gptkbp:is_a social welfare programs
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the Reconstruction era.
gptkbp:is_a_key_player_in Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:is_funded_by federal government
gptkbp:is_involved_in voter registration efforts
the establishment of labor unions
the establishment of colleges
the protection of civil rights
land reform efforts
the transition to freedom
the distribution of food rations
gptkbp:is_recognized_for the_Freedmen's_Bureau_Act
gptkbp:is_supported_by Northern abolitionists
gptkbp:issuedBy labor contracts
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:opposedBy Southern_whites
gptkbp:oversees land distribution
gptkbp:provides housing assistance
job training programs
food and medical care
medical care to the sick
gptkbp:provides_access_to freedmen
gptkbp:publishedBy reports on conditions
gptkbp:purpose assist freed slaves
gptkbp:succeededBy other civil rights organizations
gptkbp:superintendent gptkb:Oliver_O._Howard
gptkbp:supported gptkb:civil_rights_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the fight for equality
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the abolition of slavery
the needs of newly freed slaves
gptkbp:works establish schools
gptkbp:works_with families separated by slavery
African_American_churches