National Archive Records: Report of the Solicitor General regarding racial discrimination and sit-in cases, from the files of assistant attorney general Burke Marshall, 1962-1964, 1962-1964
Tag Archives: Freedmen
July 1962 Sit-In Cases–Avent et al. v. North Carolina (1 of 2) [1962-1963].
National Archive Records: Department of Justice memos regarding the sit-in cases that arose from the wave of sit-in demonstrations during the early 1960s, including the 1962 sit-in case, Avent v. North Carolina, from the files of assistant attorney general Burke Marshall, 1962-1963, 1962-1963
The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861: A History of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War
Book on the history of education for African Americans by Carter G. Woodson, 1919
The Negro in Our History
Book on the history of African Americans in the U.S., 1922
The Free Negro in Slavery Days: The Third Article in the Story of the Negro
News article: Essay by Booker T. Washington as part of a series, 1909
The Future of the American Negro
Book on the history of slavery and freedmen, and the need for education for African Americans by Booker T. Washington, 1900
The Freedmen’s Bureau in North Carolina
News article on how the Freedmen’s Bureau works in North Carolina, 1865
The “Freedmen’s Bureau” in the United States
News article on the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1870
Freedmen’s Bureau. Mr. Sumner’s Speech
News article that includes a transcription of Senator Sumner’s Speech on the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1864
The American Freedmen’s Aid Commission–Its Origin.
News article on the organization of the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1865
Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, asking the appointment of a committee to investigate into and report upon the administration of said bureau from its organization to its prospective discontinuance.
House and Senate Documents: Freedmen’s Bureau asking appointment of committee to investigate administration of its affairs, 1868
Resolution of the House of Representatives for the appointment of a joint committee of the two houses to investigate the action of the Freedmen’s Bureau and its officers.
House and Senate Documents: Resolution for appointment of joint committee to investigate action of Freedmen’s Bureau and its officers, 1866
Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 27th of February last, a communication from the Secretary of War, together with the reports of the assistant commissioners of the Freedmen’s Bureau made since December 1, 1865.
House and Senate Documents: Message of President communicating reports of assistant commissioners of Freedmen’s Bureau, made since December 1, 1865, 1866
Freedmen’s Bureau in Mississippi. Resolutions of the Mississippi Constitutional Convention, relative to the Freedmen’s Bureau.
House and Senate Documents: Freedmen’s Bureau in Mississippi, resolutions of Mississippi constitutional convention, 1868
Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of March 8, transmitting a report, by the Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau, of all orders issued by him or any assistant commissioner.
House and Senate Documents: Report of Commissioners of Freedmen’s Bureau, 1866
39 S. 50 (Ordered to be Printed Senate)
A Bill that the President of the United States be authorized to extend and maintain a branch of the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1865
Bureau of Freedmen’s Affairs
House and Senate Reports: Bureau of Freedmen’s Affairs, 1865
Freedmen’s Bureau. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting report of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands.
House and Senate Documents: Message of President transmitting report of Commissioner of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865
Freedmen’s Bureau.
News article on the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1866
39 S. 60 (Introduced in Senate)
A Bill to enlarge the powers of the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1866
Methodist Freedmen’ s Bureau.
News article on the role of churches in working with the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1874
41 H.R. 1486 (Ordered to be Printed House)
A Bill: Amendatory of an act establishing the Office of Education, discontinuing the Freedmen’s Bureau, and for other purposes, 1870
41 S. 431 (Reported in Senate)
A Bill to abolish the Freedmen’s Bureau, and provide for the Bureau of Education, 1870
41 S. 146 (Referred to Committee Senate)
A Bill relating to the Freemen’s Bureau and providing for its discontinuance, 1869
40 S. 196 (Reported in Senate)
A Bill to continue to certain officers and agents of the Freedmen’s Bureau the powers conferred on them by the acts creating said bureau, 1867