As Northern missionary societies and the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freeman and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Board) entered the South in the post-bellum era to educate African Americans, they found that they would be building on educational efforts already established by slaves and free blacks.
Answer:
The people
Explanation:
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"Repatriation" is a term that signifies a person returning something to its owner, either with force or voluntarily. In historical terms, it is generally returning loans or refugees & Immigrants.
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