Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era: O.O. Howard & the Freedmen's Bureau

Name: Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era: O.O. Howard & the Freedmen's Bureau
Start: 2024-11-13T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Mentor Public Library

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Wed Nov 13 2024 at 12:00 pm

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Mentor Public Library | Mentor, OH

The Freedmen’s Bureau was a short-lived but critically important government agency charged with aiding formerly enslaved people after the Civil War. The Bureau helped freed people build schools, purchase land, locate family members, and more. Learn more about this agency and its director, Union Gen. Oliver O. Howard! Program is free of charge; please make a free reservation by calling Mentor Public Library at 440-255-8811. SPEAKER: Alan Gephardt, James A. Garfield NHS.

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Mentor Public Library, 8215 Mentor Ave,Mentor,OH,United States

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Host or Publisher James A. Garfield National Historic Site

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