School in Lincolnton
Monthly reports to the Freedmen's Bureau from its agents gave detailed progress reports on the state of education in local communities. African American communities...
Table of contents for “Statistical Report, Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Europe”
This statistical report was sent from "Dr. Korherr" to Heinrich Himmler, the Nazi Interior Minister. It estimates how many Jews had been sent to their deaths and how...
The Revolutionary War’s first battle—reported firsthand
On April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker gave this account of the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts. After confronting the British Regulars, Parker ordered his men “to...
The Senate investigates Watergate
In February 1973, amid growing suspicion that there was more to the break-in of the Democratic Party's National Committee offices, the Senate established an...
"they want to send their children to school"
Teachers reported to the Freedmen’s Bureau monthly listing information such as the number of students enrolled in their school, sources of financial support, and...
Working for the Freedmen's Bureau
This monthly report by Lt. S. Geisreiter, Superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, reports on the monthly expenses of his office in September...