Bureau of Refugees

Bureau of Refugees
Author: Kara Elizabeth Walker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"This book features the works from the new series "Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands - Records, 'Miscellaneous Papers' National Archives M809 Roll 23," named after the historical record that documents, among other things, atrocities against freed blacks during Reconstruction. These small, economically rendered cutouts reflect on the sad, repetitive nature of racist atrocities, as well as art's tenuous relationship with the real world of political injustice. Also included are paintings with collaged elements and Kara Walker's signature silhouettes, and a multipart work consisting solely of handwritten texts in which the artist meditates on the "perpetrator" as well as willing and unwilling victims of circumstances." --Book Jacket.

Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau

Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau
Author: Mary Farmer-Kaiser
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0823232115

Established by congress in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--more commonly known as "the Freedmen's Bureau"--assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the post-Civil War South. Although it was called the Freedmen's Bureau, the agency profoundly affected African-American women. Until now remarkably little has been written about the relationship between black women and this federal government agency. As Mary Farmer-Kaiser clearly demonstrates in this revealing work, by failing to recognize freedwomen as active agents of change and overlooking the gendered assumptions at work in Bureau efforts, scholars have ultimately failed to understand fully the Bureau's relationships with freedwomen, freedmen, and black communities in this pivotal era of American history.

Freedmen's Bureau

Freedmen's Bureau
Author: Duchess Harris
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1532172915

After the American Civil War ended in 1865, many former slaves needed aid. The Freedmen's Bureau provided schools, medical treatment, and other aid to former slaves and other refugees. The Freedmen's Bureau explores the bureau's history and its legacy. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction

The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction
Author: Paul Alan Cimbala
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1999
Genre: African Americans
ISBN:

They offer insight into the actions and thoughts, not only of the agents, but also of the southern planters and the former slaves, as both of these groups learned how to deal with new responsibilities, new advantages, and altered relationships."--BOOK JACKET.

A History of the Freedmen's Bureau

A History of the Freedmen's Bureau
Author: George R. Bentley
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1512814334

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.