The Freedmen's Bureau also helped freedpeople navigate labor contracts, sometimes helping them negotiate better terms than those offered that were still in alignment with the Black codes, laws ...

The Democracy and the Freedmen's Bureau--What the Latter has Done for the South--Facts and Figures for Reflection-Miscellaneous Gossip. Share full article. July 27, 1868.

People can explore the history and legacy of The Freedmen’s Bureau and its director, Union Gen. Oliver O. Howard, during a Civil War program at noon Nov. 13 at Mentor Public Library’s Main ...

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established on March 3, 1865, when the act that created it was passed by Congress and later signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. As the National Archives ...