Overview
Peirce provides a detailed and comprehensive history of the Freedmen's Bureau, one of the most important institutions in the aftermath of the Civil War. He explores the Bureau's efforts to provide education, healthcare, and social services to newly freed slaves, as well as its role in shaping the political landscape of the postwar South. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Reconstruction and the plight of African Americans in the aftermath of slavery. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
- | Author: Paul Skeels Peirce
- | Publisher: Legare Street Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1021387630
- | ISBN-13: 9781021387639
