Black Slaves In The Civil War

Contraband was a term commonly used in the United States military during the American Civil War to describe a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who

“Spirit of the South still stands as South Carolinians mark 150 years of secession,”Guardian, December 21, 2010. Pew Research Center, “Civil War at 150: still

Black Sailors and Soldiers in the War of 1812 In 1813 Charles Ball, an escaped slave and self-declared “free man of color,” had a choice.

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On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States — an event that outraged southern states. The Republican party had run on an anti

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Black Slave Owners Thrived Before Civil War: History; Posted on: 2011-01-25 18:53:20 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer] February is ‘Black History Month’.

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The first black pastor to lead a white congregation, the start of the AME, and slavery splits American denominations.

The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. After a long-standing controversy over slavery and state’s rights, war broke out in April