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The Federal Government freed them.
In the old days are 16th president Abraham Lincoln helped free the slaves
slaves were freed and establishing the sovereignty of the federal government
slaves were freed and establishing the sovereignty of the federal government
The Emancipation Proclamation "freed" slaves in the States that had seceded from the Union; however, this had no effect since those States did not recognize the authority of the Federal government. It said nothing about slaves in the Union states such as Tennessee. Therefore, it freed no slaves.
The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal government agency designed to ease the transition of slaves to freedom. It was created in 1865.
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was an American federal government agency that assisted newly freed slaves. The bureau encouraged freed slaves to find employment, assisted with finding lost family, and taught freed slaves to read and write.
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was an American federal government agency that assisted newly freed slaves. The bureau encouraged freed slaves to find employment, assisted with finding lost family, and taught freed slaves to read and write.
It was a U.S. federal government agency that helped freed slaves during the Reconstruction era of the United states.
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Freedman's Bureau
Also known as the Freedmen's Bureau, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was a U.S. federal government agency that aided distressed freed slaves during the United States Reconstruction era. Their tasks included serving as legal advocates for freed slaves in local and federal courts mostly in cases that dealt with family issues, finding lost families of the freed slaves and teaching them how to read and write, encouraging plantation owners to rebuild their plantations, urged freed slaves to gain employment, encouraged whites and blacks to work together as employees and employers, and other tasks.