No they did not
free black slaves
after the civil war
Technically slaves could not fight in the war unless they had permission from the owners or there owners had made them fight. But at the end of the Civil War all the slaves were set free this is what the civil war was about the North wanted the slaves to be set free but the south wanted slaves as they relied on them for there economy. this was the Cotton indusrty mainly when the North won the war they decleared all slaves free.
Free blacks were not helped by education reform.
laws before the civil war made it illegal to teach slaves how to read (apex)
All slaves were set free after the Civil War and slavery was banned in every state for the present and future.
laws before the civil war made it illegal to teach slaves how to read (apex)
At the very end, the Confederates started recruiting slaves into the army. Whether they ceased to be the property of their owners, I don't know. Property of the army and the government, I would guess.
No they were against it that is why they had the civil war.
civil war
free the slaves