Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau : race, gender, and public policy in the age of emancipation /
Established in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as 'the Freedmen's Bureau' - assumed the task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the post-Civil War South. This book explains fully the Bureau's relationshi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2010.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Reconstructing America (Series)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Established in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as 'the Freedmen's Bureau' - assumed the task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the post-Civil War South. This book explains fully the Bureau's relationships with freedwomen, freedmen and black communities. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 275 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780823234943 0823234940 0823232131 9780823232130 9780823249015 0823249018 |