As the tides of the Civil War changed and Union soldiers advanced further into the South. The Federal government passed acts like the Confiscation Act of 1862, wich was when Confederates that did not surrender before 60 days of the act's passing were to be have their slaves freed and that any slaves behind Union lines was free. These newly freed slaves were still not immediately functioning members of society because they lacked any form of education. This was when in 1865 the “Freedmen’s Bureau” was created by the American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission, which was apart of the department of war and led by General Oliver O. Howard. It was intended to persuade the Southern states to recognize racial equality in their own judicial hearings. The
