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Reconstructed slavery: the Freedmen's Bureau, labor contracts and systemic racism in the South, 1865-1872
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
2021
Abstract
Coming out of the Civil War, close to four million African Americans finally got the taste of freedom. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned lands, commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau was created to help with the transition from slavery to freedom. While the Bureau succeeded in many ways, it failed when it came to employment and economic freedom. Through the use and enforcement of labor contracts, the Freedman's Bureau not only stripped newly freed African Americans of their economic and mobile freedom but also helped lay the foundation for developing and progressing the systemic and institutional racism towards the African American community that still exists today.
Details
- Title
- Reconstructed slavery
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
- Contributors
- Jamin J Wells (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090793706600
- Academic Unit
- Office of Undergraduate Research; 2021 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase
- Language
- English