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Summary__** This bill gave legislative authorization for the (Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and abandoned lands). Abraham Lincoln created the Freedmen’s bureau bill in 1865 as part of the army. This bill gave slaves and refugees the right to fight in the army if they wished to, which would give them a sense of equality with the whites and would give them a little break form their work. The Congress passed this bill on February 19, 1866; President Andrew Johnson vetoed it twice. The president’s action caused major confrontation with the Republicans that supported and protected the rights of the slaves. On July 16, 1866, the bill was passed over his veto and became a law.

This topic relates to liberty and equality because it defended the rights of African American and let their voice be heard for once. It has to do with equality because for once, African Americans were treated at the same level as the whites; they were counted as people also, so there was a sense of equality in that bill. Since this gave the slaves and the whites equal rights, the slaves got more freedom, which later led to freedom. And here is the link to our commercial.
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