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"The
Freedman's Bureau," 1866.
(Library of Congress)
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Image 11 of 40
The national
debate over reconstruction, and in particular, the Freedman's Bureau,
is evident in a campaign broadside from Pennsylvania's gubernatorial campaign
of 1866.
This cartoon's
racist imagery played upon public fears that government assistance would
benefit indolent freedmen at the expense of white workers.
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