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What was the Freedmen's Bureau, and what was its function?

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This solution will explain the function of the Freedmen's Bureau. It will further show how the Bureau was vital for the transition of newly freed blacks to the life of freedom that now awaited them.

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The Freedmen's Bureau

This solution will explain the function of the Freedmen's Bureau. It will further show how the Bureau was vital for the transition of newly freed blacks to the life of freedom that now awaited them.

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