Several organizations made helping freed slaves one of their goals. Here are some examples:
A. In a summary statement many missionaries especially from New England travelled south to help educate freed slaves;
B. With reference to the above, between 1862 and 1870 these education missionaries numbered more than 8,000;
C. The American Missionary Association and evangelical church groups provided funds to purchase books, pay teachers, and establish schools;
D. The above AMA founded several major black universities including the Hampton Institute in Virginia, Howard University in Wash DC; and Fisk University in Tennessee;
E. The Methodist Church was a large contributor to freed slaves education.
F. The Freedman's Bureau coordinated the educational efforts of other church groups .
Several organizations made helping freed slaves one of their goals. Here are some examples:
A. In a summary statement many missionaries especially from New England travelled south to help educate freed slaves;
B. With reference to the above, between 1862 and 1870 these education missionaries numbered more than 8,000;
C. The American Missionary Association and evangelical church groups provided funds to purchase books, pay teachers, and establish schools;
D. The above AMA founded several major black universities including the Hampton Institute in Virginia, Howard University in Wash DC; and Fisk University in Tennessee;
E. The Methodist Church was a large contributor to freed slaves education.
F. The Freedman's Bureau coordinated the educational efforts of other church groups .
The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal government agency designed to ease the transition of slaves to freedom. It was created in 1865.
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There weren't any slaves after the american civil war. They were freed by the emancipation act.
It was called the Freedman's Bureau.
The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal government agency designed to ease the transition of slaves to freedom. It was created in 1865.
mutual aid and benevolant societies
Mutual aid and benevolent societies
The civil war.
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the Underground Railroad
The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution freed the slaves.
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