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The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction (Paperback, 1st ed)
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The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction (Paperback, 1st ed)
Series: Reconstructing America
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The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction: Reconsiderations
addresses the history of the Freedmen's Bureau at state and local
levels of the Reconstruction South. In this lively and
well-documented book, the authors discuss the diversity of
conditions and the personalities of the Bureau's agents state by
state. 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 disadvantages, and altered
relationships. The period of Reconstruction was a troubling time in
the history of the South. The Congress of the United States passed
laws and the President issued edicts, but more often than not, the
results of Reconstruction in a particular area depended primarily
on the character and personality of an individual Bureau agent. The
agents were on the front line of this postwar battle against
hatred, bigotry, fear, ignorance, and helplessness. This work
presents accounts, often in their own words, about how the agents
and officers of the Freedmen's Bureau reacted to the problems that
they faced and the people with whom they dealt on a day-to-day
basis. Although the primary intent of Professors Cimbala and Miller
is to enhance the research on post-Civil War Reconstruction and the
role of the Freedmen's Bureau for the benefit of historians, the
book is a good read for any lover of American history or armchair
psychologist. Also, it has social value regarding the roots of the
hatred, violence, and bigotry between the races that has come down
through the generations to the present day. We are all products of
our history, whether we are white or black, southern or northern.
Only through an understanding of this history can we better
approach the problems that remain to be solved.
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