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The United States Colored Troops: Fighting for Freedom (part one)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by stewardthenderson

At the beginning of the Civil War, black men tried to enlist in both the Union and Confederate armies. Most were not allowed in either army. By the end of the war, though, some 180,000 blacks served in the United … Continue reading →

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