How Did Blacks Help African Americans

The bloodiest war in American history, that’s what most people think when they hear Civil War. Not only was it the bloodiest war, it was a war for a change. This war started off as states’ rights but as the war progressed it soon became a fight to end slavery. The Civil War was indeed a pivotal point in our nation’s history due to African Americans earning the chance to fight the same people who once enslaved and tortured them. What led to African Americans involvement in the fight? How did African Americans impact the outcome of the Civil War?

The impact of African Americans during the American Revolution could be noted on both sides of the War. This is based on their want for freedom. Many took advantage of the revolutionary crisis and

African American were important to the Army and to the Navy, by helping them fight for what they believe was the right thing, even though most blacks were mistreated and dealt with racism they still helped put the Union.

Although this was a huge let down for many Black men, Black men were still determined to aid the cause. For black people the fate of the union was recognized because it tied into the issue of slavery and the fate of slavery tied into the outcome of the war. Many black people understood this concept long before northerners and this is why African Americans offered their services. (Chapter 11 pg. 236)

When Americans began to intervene, questions about the future of these colonies also began to arise. The war had the support of many, including African-Americans. They supported the war in order to change things at

When the Civil War started in 1861 African-Americans offered their services to help fight, but were turned down by both the North and the South. Blacks were thinking that by offering their services they might get more respect and equality. Eventually, blacks got more established through the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and then the government started to create all black regiments. The establishment of the 54th Mass Regiment created social implications giving them hope, Trying to gain authority and the necessity of having Black troops fight.

The British saw Washington’s original actions and promised emancipation for all slaves who fought for England. Washington's position towards blacks had made it clear that the individuals running the revolution were not interested in black freedom, so the British offer literally produced a flood of African-American volunteers to the British Army. The escaped slaves were not merely good soldiers; they were passionate and saw the British cause as a way to rebel against their American masters. Despite being on the losing end of the war, slaves who fought for the British in the American Revolution mark the beginning of an emancipation movement.

African and American severed in the war. The war on both union and confederate side. There was over 179,000 African American men that served in the union army war. The president Abraham Lincoln was accepting black men into the military would cause the border states like Maryland, Kentucky. Black men were permitted in the late 1862.

“Approximately 180,000 African American soldiers took up the call to fight for the Union, comprising more than 10% of all Federal forces. Knowing that a Northern loss could mean possible re-enslavement, freemen and former slaves showed dedication to their country and a commitment to the freedom of their people forever.

The African Americans were used in non combat roles by the Confederate and Union armies because extra men and women were needed for the jobs supporting the army when there wasn't enough support. These jobs were feeding livestock and soldiers, providing and manufacturing ammunition, and being nurses and doctors, and building and fortifying walls (African). The livestock and soldiers ate and drank a lot and needed to be fed and have food prepared for them. Ammunition was used profusely by soldiers, and it needed to be made and distributed rapidly, so that the soldiers would not run out of ammunition. The soldiers got injured and killed very often and usually hospitals were packed. The hospitals needed extra nurses and doctors because they could not keep up with all of the death and injury. The Confederate Army used their slaves to build and fortify walls. The Union army would hire African Americans and Whites to build and fortify walls. Both armies used African Americans as messengers, and if a messenger was found by the other army, they could lose very valuable information, and their life. Messengers were usually not used by the Confederate army, because they were not trusted; The Confederates believed the slaves would run off to the north with valuable information. In Conclusion, non combat roles played a big role in the outcome of the civil war because the Union trusted the African Americans to do their

The United States pushed the whole nation to participate in the war and of course this included African Americans. The government not only mobilized the whole nation to participate in the war but also wanted an 100% Americanism participation. A large amount of African Americans did not support this and hesitated to participate in the war. The reason why African Americans hesitated to participate was because they viewed the war to be apathetically meaning not interesting or

People may believe that the civil war was fought over many other factors. However, the cause, events and results were more for the slaves and their benefits. Therefore, war was over African American’s freedom and equality. Every single choice Abraham Lincoln made has benefited the African American. African Americans were forced to follow unfair rules and regulation.They were forced to work on plantation without having a choice a to make. They were considered irrelevant. Abraham Lincoln did not like the idea of slavery at all If it did not

The American Civil War was a time wrought with peril. Families were split along party lines and took up arms against one another to fight for what they believed was right. Yet there was one group of people who had more to gain than any other present in the war, and that was the African American slave. This war was one of the biggest turning points in the morality of America all because of what happened to the slave in this war. They enlisted in the army, fought bravely, and after long last, gained their freedom.

In World War One the role that African-Americans had in the war served as a way to show that they are equal citizens and deserved to be treated like anyone else. Even with a country rejecting the blacks they still sought to bleed and risk their lives. The racism that was present during the war was so great and many African-American war efforts were diminished and twisted by whites. Even after all of this blacks were still eager to enlist in war and prove themselves worthy of serving. One may think that this abuse would deter a black man from serving. The African-Americans troops who wanted to serve wanted to prove themselves to their white neighbor even with the prevalent racism the whites showed. African Americans fighting in World War I

Throughout American history, African Americans have had to decide whether they belonged in the United States or if they should go elsewhere. Slavery no doubtfully had a great impact upon their decisions. However, despite their troubles African Americans made a grand contribution and a great impact on both armed forces of the Colonies and British. "The American Negro was a participant as well as a symbol."; (Quarles 7) African Americans were active on and off the battlefield, they personified the goal freedom, the reason for the war being fought by the Colonies and British. The African Americans were stuck in the middle of a war between white people. Their loyalty was not to one side or another, but to a principle, the principle of liberty.