RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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raising income levels of newly freed enslaved people
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expanding education opportunities for newly freed slaves
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redistributing plantation lands to newly freed enslaved peopel and land owners
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forcing southern state governments to recognize the votes of newly freed slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 3, 1865, Congress passed “An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees” to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bureau built hospitals for the freed slaves and gave direct medical aid to more than 1 million of them. The greatest successes of the Freedmen’s Bureau were in the field of education. More than 1, 000 African American schools were built and staffed with qualified instructors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Due to pressure from white Southerners, Congress dismantled the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1872. The Bureau failed to make a real stride towards racial equality mostly due to the fight between Congress and the President, as well as subpar funding.