PRESERVING THE PAST: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Of the Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000
Sleeman, William
Item: 332750
ISBN: 0-8377-3709-5
Pages: viii, 124 pages
Published: 2006
The Freedmen's Bureau Preservation Act of 2000 passed and signed in the waning days of the Clinton Administration would hardly qualify, at first glance, as a piece of land- mark legislation. However its passage in a period of intense partisanship represents a rare example of both sides of the political divide coming together to protect an important but long neglected piece of our nation's heritage. The incredible growth and interest in African American genealogy was a key factor in the Bill's passage. Genealogical research has been extremely important in the African American community as the descendents of slaves have sought to better understand their history.
