The Freedmen's Bureau

Full Name: The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

Howard A. White has written:

'The Freedmen's Bureau in Louisiana' -- subject(s): Freedmen, United States, United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

Martin Abbott has written:

'Free land, free labor, and the freedman's bureau'

'The freedmen's bureau and negro schooling in South Carolina'

'The Freedmen's Bureau in South Carolina, 1865-1872' -- subject(s): Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), United States, United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, United States Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands

The Freedmen's Bureau was established by Congress in 1865 to help former slaves and poor whites in the south after the civil war. The correct name of the Bureau was The U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.

On March 3, 1865, Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau. It was renewed in 1866 despite the veto by Andrew Johnson, and existed until 1872.