With the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, by President Abraham Lincoln the, Fugitives' Aid Society became the Freedman's Aid Society. The organization sent monetary and volunteer aid to the U.S. South after the defeat of the Confederacy.

The Freedman's Aid Society had a strong education initiative and was responsible for the establishment of many Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

See also

• History of slavery in the United States
• Anderson Ruffin Abbott