An Exploration of the Effects of Freedmen’s Bureau and Union Troop Presence on City/Town-Level African-American Office-Holdings During Reconstruction

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Live Poster Session:
Thursday, July 29th 1:45-2:45pm EDT

Zoom Link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/92202852808?pwd=L0JSUExoZ3o0SHp4eFVsVVNBNm1VQT09

Juan Medina
Juan Medina

Juan is a rising senior (’22) from Bogotá, Colombia. Before attending Wesleyan, he lived in Asheville, North Carolina, where he attended high school (Asheville School) as a boarding student and developed an interest for running, rock climbing and meditating—activities which he continues to pursue. He is a double major in Economics and the Science in Society Program.

Abstract: For approximately ten to fifteen years following the American Civil War, the Federal government employed tactics aimed at facilitating and enforcing the freedom of African-Americans, including, most prominently, the institution of Freedmen’s Bureaus and the installment of Union troops throughout the formerly-confederate southern states. This project explores the potential effects of Freedmen’s Bureau and Union troop presence on African-American office-holdings at the city/town-level.

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