During Reconstruction in the United States, the Freedmen’s Bureau

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established after the Civil War to assist formerly enslaved people and other refugees. Among its duties, it helped African Americans negotiate labor contracts with Southern employers, often seeking fairer wages and working conditions. Poll taxes and literacy tests were used much later to restrict voting, while the Bureau did not generally promote segregated schools or relocation to the North.

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