Allowing African Americans to join the Union Army provided several key benefits: first, it significantly bolstered troop numbers, enhancing the Union's military strength during the Civil War. Second, it contributed to the fight for freedom and equality, empowering African Americans to take an active role in their own liberation. Lastly, their participation helped to challenge and change perceptions about race and citizenship, laying the groundwork for future civil rights advancements.
they were in the war
because they opposed slavery
No, it was not manda tory for African-Americans to serve the Union Army. All African- Americans did this on their own free will.
serving as spies and scouts
They thought African Americans would lack military discipline and run away when faced with combat situations.
In 1862, Congress passed a law to allow African Americans to join the Union Army.
That African Americans be accepted into the Union military Allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers
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they were in the war
because they opposed slavery
That African Americans be accepted into the Union military Allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.
That African Americans be accepted into the Union military Allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers
They sometimes grew food for the Union army
African Americans could not join until after the Emancipation Proclamation.
No, it was not manda tory for African-Americans to serve the Union Army. All African- Americans did this on their own free will.
They sometimes grew food for the Union army