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The Freedmen’s Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land confiscated or abandoned during the war. However, the bureau was prevented from fully carrying out its programs due to a shortage of funds and personnel, along with the politics of race and Reconstruction.
The Freedmen’s Bureau was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1865, two months before Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House , Virginia , effectively ending the Civil War .
Intended as a temporary agency to last the duration of the war and one year afterward, the bureau was placed under the authority of the War Department and the majority of its original employees were Civil War soldiers.
Did you know? Howard University, a historically all-black school in Washington, D.C., was established in 1867 and named for Oliver Howard, one of its founders and the head of the Freedmen’s Bureau. He served as the university's president from 1869 to 1874.
Oliver Otis Howard , a Union general, was appointed commissioner of the bureau in May 1865. Howard, a Maine native who attended Bowdoin College and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point , reportedly had been planning to become a minister when the Civil War broke out.
During the war, Howard, nicknamed the “Christian General,” fought in major battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg , and lost an arm in the Battle of Fair Oaks in 1862.
America’s Reconstruction era was a turbulent time, as the nation struggled with how to rebuild the South and transition the 4 million newly freed blacks from slavery to a free-labor society.
“There was no tradition of government responsibility for a huge refugee population and no bureaucracy to administer a large welfare, employment and land reform program,” according to The Freedmen’s Bureau and Reconstruction , edited by Paul Cimbala and Randall Miller. “Congress and the army and the Freedmen’s Bureau were groping in the dark. They created the precedents.”
From the start, the Bureau faced resistance from a variety of sources, including many white Southerners. Another leading opponent was President Andrew Johnson , who assumed office in April 1865 following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln .
When Congress introduced a bill in February 1866 to extend the bureau’s tenure and give it new legal powers, Johnson vetoed the proposed legislation on the grounds that it interfered with states’ rights, gave preference to one group of citizens over another and would impose a huge financial burden on the federal government, among other issues.
In July of that same year, Congress overrode the president’s veto and passed a revised version of the bill. However, Johnson became embroiled in a bitter fight with the Radical Republicans in Congress, who viewed the president’s Reconstruction policies as too lenient, and the Freedmen’s Bureau suffered as a result.
Johnson’s actions, which included pardoning many former Confederates and restoring their land, as well as removing bureau employees he thought were too sympathetic to blacks, served to undermine the bureau’s authority.
The bureau’s mission was further muddled by the fact that even among the agency’s supporters in Congress and its own personnel, there was disagreement over what type of assistance the government should provide and for how long.
The Freedmen’s Bureau was organized into districts covering the 11 former rebel states, the border states of Maryland , Kentucky and West Virginia and Washington , D.C. Each district was headed by an assistant commissioner.
The bureau’s achievements varied from one location to another and from one agent to the next. Over its course of existence, the bureau was underfunded and understaffed, with just 900 agents at its peak.
Bureau agents, who acted essentially as social workers and were frequently the only federal representatives in Southern communities, were subjected to ridicule and violence from whites (including terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan ), who viewed the agents as interfering in local affairs by trying to assist blacks. While some agents were corrupt or incompetent, others were hardworking and brave people who made significant contributions.
During its years of operation, the Freedmen’s Bureau fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes. It also helped former slaves legalize marriages and locate lost relatives, and assisted black veterans.
The bureau also was instrumental in building thousands of schools for blacks, and helped to found such colleges as Howard University in Washington, D.C., Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee , and Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. The bureau frequently worked in conjunction with the American Missionary Association and other private charity organizations.
Additionally, the bureau tried, with little success, to promote land redistribution. However, most of the confiscated or abandoned Confederate land was eventually restored to the original owners, so there was little opportunity for black land ownership, which was seen as a means to success in society.
In the summer of 1872, Congress, responding in part to pressure from white Southerners, dismantled the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Since that time, historians have debated the agency’s effectiveness. A lack of funding, coupled with the politics of race and Reconstruction, meant that the bureau was not able to carry out all of its initiatives, and it failed to provide long-term protection for blacks or ensure any real measure of racial equality.
However, the bureau’s efforts did signal the introduction of the federal government into issues of social welfare and labor relations. As noted in The Freedmen’s Bureau and Reconstruction , “The Bureau helped awaken Americans to the promise of freedom, and for a time, the Bureau’s physical presence in the South made palpable to many citizens the abstract principles of equal access to the law and free labor.”
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to provide immediate financial assistance and long-term support for America’s Black-owned small businesses

The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for small businesses, and the Black community has been hit especially hard.

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“This is going to create opportunity and in fact level the playing field for many of our members. I want to thank American Express for its vision in finding ways to make our businesses more competitive and positive in their approach. Access to capital has always been the missing link in regard to small business growth. We are now about to address that.”

Harry C. Alford, President and CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce

“Black entrepreneurs have been hit the hardest by the pandemic, coupled with historic levels of Black business closures and unemployment. We applaud American Express and the Coalition to Back Black Businesses for committing to fund $10 million in grants to Black businesses affected by the pandemic.”

Ron Busby, President, U.S. Black Chambers

“The National Business League is excited to partner with American Express, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Coalition partners to provide $10 million dollars in grant funding for Black businesses throughout the country, as the NBL continues its economic recovery efforts in partnership with the public and private sector.”

Kenneth L. Harris, Ph.D., National President/CEO, National Business League, Inc.

“Walker’s Legacy is honored to work with American Express in their commitment to diversity, through their generous effort to support and fund Black-owned businesses, and the organizations that aid them during this time of uncertainty.”

Natalie Madeira Cofield, Founder & CEO, Walker’s Legacy

“Black-owned businesses are historically less than half as likely to get financing as white-owned businesses — and that simply cannot continue. Our combined efforts and the Coalition to Back Black Business are a critical step in ensuring these small business owners have improved access to capital as they recover from the pandemic and move forward.”

Rick Wade, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Outreach, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

"The AIG Foundation is proud to renew our support of the Coalition to Back Black Businesses as the second grantmaking cycle begins. By coming together as funders and working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the local Chambers and the grantees themselves, we can ensure that we are providing thoughtful and strategic support to Black-owned small businesses as they continue to face challenges heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic."

Laura Gallagher, Global Head, Corporate Citizenship; President, AIG Foundation

“Optimum is excited about the second year of our partnership with the Coalition to Back Black Businesses and the next cohort of grantees. It was inspiring to see how the program made a difference for recipients in the first year, and we know that it will continue to have an invaluable impact for more grantees this year. We believe strongly that providing support to the small businesses that make up our communities is essential, and this program ensures that small business owners have support, both financially and through mentorship, to forge long-term successes.”

Lee Schroeder, Executive Vice President, Government & Community Affairs / Chief Diversity Officer, Optimum

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After a two week period, we have closed our first round application period. If selected, we will reach out in the coming weeks to ask you to complete a full grant application

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From August 22 through September 6, express interest in receiving a grant by completing the Streamlined Application below

If eligible for grant, randomly-selected finalists and those on a waitlist will be asked to complete a full grant application sometime in Late September

Grant applications will be under review from Late September to Mid October

In Mid October, grantees will be notified with instructions on how to join Ureeka's coaching platform and receive their $5,000 grant
– Meet the criteria for being a Black-owned enterprise in a qualifying industry (See details below in “ Who is eligible to apply? ”). – Employ between 3 and 20 people, including the owner and any full-time employees, part-time employees, or individuals working under a 1099 or similar contractual agreement. – Be located in an economically vulnerable community, according to the Distressed Communities Index . – Have been harmed financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Coalition to Back Black Businesses is a multi-year initiative to support Black small business owners and the communities they serve as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and chart a path forward. Small businesses are critical parts of communities – the strength of these businesses is essential to the recovery of their communities.
Through the Coalition, American Express, Cummins, Optimum, Shopify, Stanley Black and Decker, the National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Business League, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., Walker’s Legacy, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, will work together over the next four years to provide over $14 million in grants, training, and resources to empower Black-owned small businesses in distressed communities that have long been struggling with economic growth.
From 2020 through 2023, we will distribute $5,000 grants to applicants each fall, followed by mentorship and training, and select few will receive $25,000 enhancement grants the following summer. We hope these grants can provide some assistance to the Black business community to emerge from this crisis stronger than ever. We know the need for assistance is great, and we wish we could help everyone who needs it.
Small businesses across America are struggling to keep their dreams alive, and Black-owned small businesses have been hit especially hard. Black business owners are more likely to report difficulty obtaining loans, express fears about permanently closing, and predict declining revenues in the coming year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Coalition to Back Black Businesses is a collective effort to drive meaningful change within the Black business community by delivering much-needed short-term relief and supporting the long-term success of Black-owned small businesses and the communities they serve.
The $5,000 grants are only the start of the Coalition to Back Black Businesses’ efforts to support Black-owned small businesses. The grant program will involve three additional steps to invest in the long-term success and resilience of the Black small business community.
The Coalition to Back Black Businesses is made possible by our Founding Partner American Express, with support from Cummins, Optimum, Shopify, Stanley Black & Decker, and Firefli
The National Black Chamber of Commerce® is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States and via interaction with the Black Diaspora.
The National Black Chamber of Commerce® was incorporated in Washington, D.C. in March 1993. 140 affiliated chapters are locally based throughout the nation as well as international affiliate chapters based in Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, France, Botswana, Cameroon and Jamaica and businesses as well as individuals who may have chosen to be direct members with the national office.
The National Business League is the first and largest nonprofit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian, Black business professional and trade association, founded August 23, 1900 by the iconic Booker T. Washington. The NBL has more than 120,000 members nationwide, with 4 regional offices in Atlanta, GA, Detroit, MI, Los Angeles, CA, and Washington, DC, and more than 360 local league chapters across the country. T
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