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When the civil war began in 1861 how many blacks known as freeman or freedmen were living in the United states?
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What was one of the problems blacks faced while living in the south?
Lynch mobs
Why was the freedman's bureau established?
After the Civil War, a group called "Radical Republicans" passed several bills to aid the freedmen in the South. One of those bills increaced the role of the Freedmen's Bureau.The Freedmen's Bureau was used to help less wealthy black and whites alike.The bureau would help the freedmen by finding them jobs and giving them food and clothing. The agency even established schools and hospitals in the South, for freedmen of all ages. Congress was originally going to fund the agency for a year, however they began to realize how much good the Freedmen's Bureau was doing they kept funding it. Although the agency was a good cause, many (including some freedmen) critized the bureau. Bad bureau officials and slow response to freedmen's needs where often heard complaints. The Freedmen's Bureau was orginally established to help freedmen by educating them, feeding them and teaching them how to make a living as a freed slave.
When the civil war began in 1861 how many freemen were living in the US?
Most were living in the south, where there were half a million free blacks, and three and a half million slaves. There was no large black population in the northern states.
Who was lynched during the civil war?
Many of the freed blacks living in New York City. The new Irish immigrants were angry at being drafted into the army without any warning, especially as better-off young men were allowed to pay a substitute to do their service for them. They also resented the blacks as competitors for work, driving down the wages. So they took out their anger on the blacks in the riots of 1863.
Why didnt blacks take over the south after the civil war?
Because no-one wanted them to. The Black Codes limited their ambitions, and sharecropping became the normal system of making a living from agriculture.
When the Civil War began in 1861 how many blacks known as Freemen or Freedmen were living in the US?
400'000
Did Al Freeman Jr die?
No Al Freeman Jr. did not die. He is alive and living in Washington DC.
Where is Cathy freeman living now?
Auckland new Zealand
What is the ratio of blacks in the US?
The answer will depend on what you are trying to compare the number of blacks in the US with:the number of non-blacks in the USthe number of blacks living outside the US.
Slave labor vs free labor?
Slave labor is obviously done for and by slaves in the eighteenth century to do work in order to make a living. As for free labor, is done by a freeman, it can be considered as free blacks to do work or labor, but they have to be free. -Darc Lay
Has Cathy freeman died?
She is alive and living with her husband and baby she had in 2011
Are there blacks living in Indonesia?
Yes. Papuan people of Indonesia.
When reconstruction began which group of Americans living in the South supported the Democratic party?
blacks and whites who supported blacks (mainly)
What was the problem blacks faced while living in the south?
lynching mobs
What do jack black parents do for a living?
jack blacks's parents sing/act
What was one of the problems blacks faced while living in the south?
Lynch mobs
Why was the freedman's bureau established?
After the Civil War, a group called "Radical Republicans" passed several bills to aid the freedmen in the South. One of those bills increaced the role of the Freedmen's Bureau.The Freedmen's Bureau was used to help less wealthy black and whites alike.The bureau would help the freedmen by finding them jobs and giving them food and clothing. The agency even established schools and hospitals in the South, for freedmen of all ages. Congress was originally going to fund the agency for a year, however they began to realize how much good the Freedmen's Bureau was doing they kept funding it. Although the agency was a good cause, many (including some freedmen) critized the bureau. Bad bureau officials and slow response to freedmen's needs where often heard complaints. The Freedmen's Bureau was orginally established to help freedmen by educating them, feeding them and teaching them how to make a living as a freed slave.
