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because they really needed them and if they did they didnt have to be a slave anymore

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Q: Why did blacks fight for the confederate ranks?
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Were blacks in the Battle of Bull Run?

Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.


Where Blacks excluded from the Union armies?

No, blacks were allowed to fight in the war. Remember, the Union was against slavery. There were some all African American regiments and some mixed regiments. The Confederate Army even had black soldiers.


How many blacks were there on the confederate side?

150,000


Which former confederate state had most blacks holding office during reconstruction?

Which former Confederate state had the most blacks holding office during Reconstruction


Did the negros fight on both sides of the war?

Yes. The liberated slaves hung around the Union camps performing fatigues, until the white rank-and-file realized they could speed their own promotion by filling the junior ranks with blacks. The Confederate army refused to allow slaves in uniform until right at the end, too late to make any difference.


What solution does Malcolm X propose to the blacks?

he says that blacks should fight back to the white devil


What did the union have that the confederate's didn't have?

blacks on there team they refuse to work to gether


Where did the blacks fight?

Inside the house


Why did people try to keep blacks out of the union army?

Ordinary race prejudice. The white troops didn't want blacks serving alongside them in the ranks.


Was it right it use blacks in the civil war?

Some were conscripted [drafted ] and probably did not want to fight, some free Blacks from the North enlisted, and wanted to fight to free enslaved Blacks.


Did whites fight for blacks?

yes some did


Why did lee decided to fight the confederate state?

Because he decided - after much soul-searching - that he was a Virginian first and an American second. (By the way, you mean 'fight for the Confederates', not 'fight the Confederate state'.)