Nineteenth Century the White people of North America used the

Black people of Africa as slaves to benefit their interests. White

people created a climate of superiority of their race over the Black

African race that in some places, still lingers on today. The

American Civil War however, was a key turning point for the

Black African race. Through their actions and the political actions

of President Lincoln and his administration, Black Africans set a

presedent for their freedom, equality and liberation.

A very important aspect of Blacks proving themselves was

that of the Black Man acting as a soldier in the Civil War. During

the Civil War the official decision to use Blacks as soldiers in the

Union Army was a slow gradual process and a series of strategic

political decisions. The actual use of Blacks as soldiers in the

Union Army was completed by a series of actions the Black Man

performed that won him the respect of becoming a soldier. The

two differ in that it was to President Lincoln's benefit to enlist

Blacks as soldiers when he did. Whereas the later was the Black

Man's will to fight for his freedom and prove himself as

so they could further protect the lines of the Union Armies(1).

this war. On the contrary The Black Man saw The Civil War as an

rich land and labor to supply it's armies with foodstuffs and other

runaway slave Blacks. These Blacks were the ones that contributed

North who were free from slavery willingly pledged their service

present a problem for the Union. The amount of Blacks fleeing

As the use of Blacks became more commonplace in the

would not be accepted. Initially, the Union Army utilized

policy of using Blacks in the Union army. Brig. Gen. Benjamin

runaway slaves they would either hold them until their owner

retrieved them or they would return these people to the proper

the Black man was anthema"(1). This statement directly reflects the

Man to becoming a soldier in the Civil War.

the issue of Black soldiers would be intolerable by the public and

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