Freedman's Bureau's difficulties during Reconstruction

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Title

Freedman's Bureau's difficulties during Reconstruction

Subject

Reconstruction. Harper's Weekly. Freedman's Bureau.

Description

An 1868 illustration evoking the difficulties faced by the Freedmen's Bureau, the agency responsible for transforming Southern society, in the face of white opposition, to accommodate freed slaves.

Creator

Douglas R. Egerton

Publisher

The Granger Collection, New York

Date

1868

Rights

Public Domain

Citation

Douglas R. Egerton, “Freedman's Bureau's difficulties during Reconstruction,” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 12, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/5517.