Women gained jobs, but African Americans lost them.
by the end of the 1800's the laws and the constant threat of violence caused African American voting to decline drastically.
Many states rolled back protections for African Americans.
Approximately 2 million African Americans were working in war industries by the end of 1944.
David Walker published a pamphlet in 1829 called "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World" advocating for violent rebellion as the only way to end slavery and racial inequality in the United States. Walker's writings had a significant impact on the abolitionist movement and African American resistance to slavery.
African Americans proved during the war that they were dependable soldiers
It represented African Americans and their struggle for equality.
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In theory, African Americans were freed at the end of the American Civil, won by the North. But, unfortunately, racial prejudice still exists today.
Martin Luther King fought to end discrimination against African Americans
William Randolph Hearst
They were fighting to end slavery.