In the papers of the Freedmen’s Bureau, I found the hopes and disappointments of a people on the cusp of freedom—including my own family’s, writes @SmithsonianSec. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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@TheAtlantic @SmithsonianSec Thank you for this moving essay - I appreciate you adding to the voices calling for the past to inform us.