Freedmen Defend Their School Against a Mob
The majority of schools for freedmen were established and run by freedmen, not by Northern reformers. Despite great logistical challenges—a scattered population, few resources to draw upon—Freedmen’s Bureau agents reported that emancipated [...]
Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)