Under the Guardianship of the Nation: Freedmen's Bureau and the Reconstruction of Georgia, 1865-70

by Paul A. Cimbala

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The Freedmen's Bureau was an agency set up in the American South after the Civil War to protect and provide for emancipated slaves. This text explores the reasons behind its ineffectiveness, arguing that rather than simply being due to racism, the root of the problem was much more complex.
  • ISBN13 9780820318912
  • Publish Date 1 September 1997
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 15 June 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Georgia Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 464
  • Language English