AFRICAN AMERICANS' FREEDOM

African Americans were Passive Recipients of Freedom

African Americans were Passive Recipients of Freedom

War fought between the North and South that lasted from 1861 to 1865, the outcome of which—victory for the North—ended slavery in the United States. A principal cause of the Civil War was the issue of slavery. Endeavoring to determine their own fate, many African Americans also participated in the war in various capacities, serving as soldiers in uniform, nurses, scouts, and spies.

After the first shots of the war were fired at Fort Sumter in April 1861, free black men tried to enlist in the U.S. Army ...