According to W. E. B. Du Bois, “The greatest success of the Freedmen 's Bureau lay in the planting of the free school among Negroes, and the idea of free elementary education among all classes in the South.” During its years of operation, the Freedmen’s Bureau fed millions of impoverished people, built provided much needed medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves, legalized marriages for ex-slaves, and assisted black veterans. The bureau also was vital in building and founding process of thousands of schools for blacks, including colleges such as Howard University, Fisk University, and Hampton
According to W. E. B. Du Bois, “The greatest success of the Freedmen 's Bureau lay in the planting of the free school among Negroes, and the idea of free elementary education among all classes in the South.” During its years of operation, the Freedmen’s Bureau fed millions of impoverished people, built provided much needed medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves, legalized marriages for ex-slaves, and assisted black veterans. The bureau also was vital in building and founding process of thousands of schools for blacks, including colleges such as Howard University, Fisk University, and Hampton