I thought you might find this interview interesting, it discusses how some people today still think that African-Americans fought on the side of the Confederacy, or didn’t contribute much to the side of the Union (which is completely false). For more information about African-Americans and the Civil War, take a look at the African-American Civil [...]
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African-Americans in the Civil War
Posted in Civil Rights, Civil War, tagged african-american, Civil War, interview, video on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dred Scott
Posted in AP, Civil War, Documents, Homework Answers, Supplementary Materials, tagged dred scott, supreme court, tawney on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a more complete story about Dred Scott, see this page at pbs.org, and/or this page from the Washington University Digital Gateway. The digital gateway also has a timeline and transcriptions of all the documents related to the case (for the documents related to the Supreme Court decision go here) *** The following quotes are from [...]
