At the end of the Civil War, the newly freed slaves were given:

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The newly freed slaves were given medical and legal assistance from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as the Freedmen's Bureau. While there were calls for them to be given land, specifically "forty acres and a mule," this was not widespread policy or practice. Some freed slaves did receive land that had been confiscated from southern planters, but this was not a universal practice. There was no widespread monetary compensation given for their years of enslavement, nor was there free tuition for schools or colleges.

At the End of the Civil War, the Newly Freed