Part 3
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- You must see reason!
- Renowned Christian General of the Union, Oliver O. Howard, in his Washington D.C. home. President Andrew Johnson accompanies him.
- Abigail?! Is that you?
- To give rights to the blacks is to take away the liberties of deserving whites!
- All those who have been displaced, especially former slaves, must be free to choose their own employers, and be paid for their labor.
- It is our responsibility to integrate them into society so they can be economically independent.
- Back on the O'Hara plantation, very little has changed for the Washington family. They are free, but few opportunities are open to them.
- John, what do we do now that we're free? No one will hire us.
- Don't worry, General Howard has just created the Freedmen's Bureau--It guarantees us food and a labor contract for pay.
- James can go to school, and we can find our daughter who was sold!
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- As James enjoys his first taste of formal education, his father adjusts to life as his former master's employee rather than slave. He also comes across a life-changing surprise...
- Thanks to the work of the Freedmen's Bureau, Washington's family, as well as thousands of others, are reconnected after being torn apart by slavery.
- Papa!
- John, our marriage will finally be legally recognized!
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