Actually, the South brought their black slaves with them to fight in the war. So it is false that they weren't allowed to fight.
In some places yes. The Northern states allowed blacks a free life. In the South it was considered "illegal" for blacks to learn or write.
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Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
Fredrick douglas
Black people were not allowed to fight because the war was over their freedom -edit- They were believed to be inferior.
Black people were not allowed to fight because the war was over their freedom -edit- They were believed to be inferior.
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Yes, they were.
I believe it was blacks.
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There were growing craft unions during the Civil War for a few reasons. One of these reasons that they needed to have unity.
For blacks in the North, military service provided a route to gradual acceptance by whites who had previously rejected them.