What connection did freedmen make between education and freedom? What groups contributed to the effort to provide education to former slaves after the Civil War?

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


The ideal answer should:
1. Discuss the close connection former slaves made between freedom and education. Note that both black and white people understood that without education, the realization of the promise of freedom was impossible.
2. Describe some of the notable early efforts at black education in the South.
3. Discuss the combined efforts of the Freedmen’s Bureau and northern religious organizations to open and staff schools.
4. Conclude by highlighting the efforts of African Americans to finance schools and to educate themselves.

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