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Peer reviewedColby, Ira C. – Phylon, 1985
Describes the philosophical and political underpinnings of the Freedmen's Bureau, a Federal agency created after the Civil War to assist and protect freed Southern slaves. Argues that, despite some positive results, it exemplified the nation's ambivalence toward a free black community and only contributed to the further entrenchment of racial…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Civil Rights, Federal Programs
