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Freedman's Bureau:
Created in March of 1865, the Freedman's Bureau was established to provide aid to former slaves. Perhaps its most significant contribution was establishing schools for these newly freed people. The Harpers Ferry Bureau worked with the Freewill Baptist to establish Storer College in 1867. This headquarters was closed in September 1868. The lasting legacy of the Freedman's Bureau lives on today through historically black colleges and universities.
"Schools, in their quiet way do more for the elevation and amelioration of these people than anything else."
-- Lieutenant Augustus Ferzard Higgs, Superintendent of the Freedman's Bureau at Harpers Ferry |