Du Bois chronicles the legacy of the Freedman's Bureau in his classic essay that is now a part of the Penguin Great Ideas series.

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The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has i

As the Civil War drew to a close, newly emancipated black women workers made their way to Atlanta--the economic hub of the newly emerging urban and industrial s