participation, african american

Examines the struggles African Americans faced before and during the Civil War discussing their role in the Union Army, the Fugitive Slave Law, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and racism in both the North and the South.

A history of the black soldiers in the Union Army and how they contributed to the victory in the Civil War.

Chronicles the stories of both the First and Second South Carolina regiments during the Civil War, describing how these two units helped to pave the way for the recruitment of other African-American troops for the Union Army.

Examines the experiences, events, and accomplishments of African Americans during the Civil War.

Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.

Obi escapes from slavery during the Civil War, joins a black Union regiment and soon becomes involved in the bloody fighting at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.

A collection of the letters written by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw who was the head of the black 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War.

A combat history of black troops in the Civil War, drawing from articles that appeared in two Civil War-era black newspapers, as well as service and pension records, letters, and other documents to provide an account of some of the 449 separate engagements in which black soldiers took part.

Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.