FREEDOM’S PROMISE THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU BY DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD WITH BONNIE HINMAN Cover image The Freedmen’s Bureau helped build many schools for African Americans An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks com Core Library
CONTENTS A LETTER FROM DUCHESS 4 CHAPTER ONE Rebuilding the South 6 CHAPTER TWO Reconstruction Begins 14 CHAPTER THREE The Bureau’s Early Work 22 CHAPTER FOUR Hospitals and Schools 30 CHAPTER FIVE The Bureau’s Legacy 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 45 Online Resources 46 Learn More 46 About the Authors 47 Index 48
