Four union officers in front of tent, with two Africans-American during the Petersburg Campaign. Many former slaves, emancipated in 1863, were employed a servants to Union officers. August, 1864.
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To whom it may concern:
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Did Blacks Own Slaves?
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African Americans, members of 369th Colored Infantry, wave from a troop ship as they arrive back in New York City, ca. 1919
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And That’s A Fact Jack
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Sherman’s Bootstraps
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“We will never be recognized as citizens there until we are first recognized as humans.”
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All African-American football team in Detroit, Michigan, ca. 1920