Created by Smithsonian and The National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The website states that ‘Congress created the Freedmen’s Bureau after the Civil War to assist in the political and social reconstruction of post-war Southern states and to help formerly enslaved African Americans transition from slavery to freedom and citizenship. From 1865 to 1872, the Freedmen’s Bureau created and collected over 1.7 million handwritten records containing the names and information of hundreds of thousands of formerly enslaved individuals and Southern white refugees.’
It is possible to search by name, location and dates.
Original records and transcripts can be obtained. Copyright information is displayed on the website.
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