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You FALSE STATEMENT (provided in the form of
a spurious "question") is historically inaccurate!
MANY, MANY, MANY of the African-Americans BOTH enlisted and fought
in every American war -- from the American Revolution (often with
the promise of 'freedom' in return) to the Gulf Wars in the Middle East.
In fact, the first soldier to die in the American Revolution was an African-American
(AA) named Crispus Attucks and U.S. museums are loaded with memorials of AAs
who fought valiantly in EVERY war fought either in or by the United States.
Yes the Confederate Congress did allow enslaved African Americans to enlist in the army before the end of the civil war
You FALSE STATEMENT (provided in the form of a spurious "question") is historically inaccurate! MANY, MANY, MANY of the African-Americans BOTH enlisted and fought in the American Revolution (often with the promise of 'freedom' in return). In fact, the first soldier to die in the American Revolution was an African-American (AA) named Crispus Attucks and U.S. museums are loaded with memorials of AAs who fought valiantly in EVERY war fought either in or by the United States.
the union let African American American enlist
yes
Yes, and there was a special unit of African American soldiers in the Union army. They had white officers and did fight in battles. A good movie on this is "Glory" with Denzal Washington. Very powerful.
Because they were different and they were ment to be slaves. it was also beacause they needed to watch over the homes, farms, cattle, and gardens.
African American were not allowed to enlist in the Union army until after 1862. There were even African Americans that fought on the side of the confederacy most were part of a slave labor force. The atmosphere of the south did not change very much after the end of the war despite the slaves being free.
Yes, he was granted his freedom from slavery to enlist in the continental army. He fought in the battle of bunker hill.
he lied about his age
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South Carolina
Cathay Williams was the first African-American female to enlist as a soldier, she did this by posing as a man, using the pseudonym William Cathay. She served with General Philip Sheridan's command at the American Civil War.