participation, african american

Describes the experiences of African-Americans who were recruited by the Union to fight in the Civil War.

Text and accompanying photographs recount the life and times of Robert Smalls, the first slave to become a widely known Civil War hero.

Describes the role African-Americans played before and during the Civil War, the influence of the Underground Railroad, the effect of the abolition movement, and the enlistment of African-Americans into the Union Army.

Documents the recruitment, training, and struggles of African American soldiers during the Civil War and examines the campaigns in which they participated.

Relates the experiences of a Colonel in the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first ex-slave regiment mustered by the U.S. in the Civil War.

Explains how Rhode Island's Black Regiment was formed during the American Revolution, describes several of its members, and chronicles the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778, providing color maps and illustrations and informative sidebars.

Tells the story of how the slave Robert Small devised a dangerous plan to steal a Confederate boat and use it to escape to freedom behind Union lines during the Civil War.

Relates the experiences of Black soldiers who fought in the Union Army as well as of those who fought with the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Explores the circumstances of African-Americans who fought in the Civil War, including slaves, free southerners, and northerners.