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Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Roots of Racism
Both Grant and Sherman were against African-American recruitment early during the Civil War. Both commented with racial overtones regarding the possible results of employing freedmen as line soldiers. Bummer is not aware of Sherman having any “colored troops” under his … Continue reading
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