The
Freedmen's Bureau was established by the United States government near the end of the Civil War.
As the war was drawing to a close, the U.S. government realized that they would need to provide
assistance to recently freed slaves as they began to adjust to free life. The Freedmen's Bureau
attempted to provide care and greater opportunity for newly freed African Americans. Some of the
efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau included providing medical care for former slaves, as well as
providing education for former slaves. As slaves, many African Americans did not receive proper
medical care and education was forbidden. The Freedmen's Bureau undertook the task of helping to
feed recently freed African Americans who were in need of food. The Freedmen's Bureau also
attempted to help former slaves acquire land on which they could use their
agricultural...
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