Freedmen's Bureau Engraving

This 1868 engraving from Harper's Weekly demonstrates an idealized view of the role of Freedmen's Bureau in the South during the aftermath of the Civil War.

Wood engraving by Alfred Waud depicting a Freedmen's Bureau agent standing between armed groups, 1868
Wood engraving by Alfred Waud depicting a Freedmen's Bureau agent standing between armed groups, 1868