On the Union side, there was still a racial divide, with white officers commanding all-black regiments.
On the Confederate side, although there was discussion about arming willing slaves, the risk of rebellion was deemed too great. When facing ex-slaves fighting for the Union, Confederates (even high-ranking officers) were overwhelmingly incensed or hateful, since they had been raised in a society where blacks were considered inferiors.
The Union soldiers thought that they were fighting for slaves to be free.
to free the slaves for ever
cowboys or buffalo soldiers
The Civil Rights Movement is not directly related to former slaves, as it focused on fighting discrimination and segregation against African Americans in the mid-20th century, whereas former slaves were primarily freed after the Civil War in the late 19th century.
With the Black Codes, a law designed to drive former slaves back to the plantations.
Confederate soldiers thought that they were fighting for the sovereignty of the Confederacy, and the right of white southerners to make their own choices and run their own lives (and the lives of their black slaves).
former slaves envision freedom from few former slaves were able to own land
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To educate former slaves.
Many former slaves decided to settle in the North in order to be free. There were lots of job opportunities in the North for former slaves.
Women
Answer this question… Former slaves fighting in the Union army were essential to several Northern victories.