The Freedmen's Bureau. This paper provides a detailed history of the Freedman's Bureau in the United States, and the role this organization played following Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Created by the U.S. Federal Government in 1895, the Freedman's Bureau did provide education opportunities that would ordinarily have been denied most the ex-slaves who migrated from the South. 15 pgs. 4 sources. Pages: 15 Bibliography: 4 source(s) listed Filename: 12747 Freedmen's Bureau.doc Price: 134.25