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In the history of the United States, African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans first came to America, they were taken against their will and forced to work as laborers. They became slaves to the rich, greedy, lazy Americans. They were given no pay and often badly whipped and beaten. African Americans fought for their freedom, and up until the Civil War it was never given to them. When the Civil War began, they wanted to take part in fighting to free all slaves. Their opportunity to be soldiers and fight along side white men equally did not come easily, but eventually African Americans proved themselves able to withstand the heat of battle and fight as true American heroes. The road to freedom from slavery was a long and hard for the African Americans. In the northern states the Civil War began as a fight against the succession of the Confederate states from the Union. Abraham Lincoln, who was President at this time, wanted to save the nation by bringing the southern states back to the Union, but this "Great Emancipator" ironically did not have much intention of freeing the slaves. His greatest interest lie in preventing a war from occurring. However, even he could not stop the outbreak
The war ended before those who had enlisted were given the opportunity to engage in a battle. It made Fort Wagner such a name for the colored race as Bunker Hill has for ninety years to the white Yankees' (Ward 248). They had successfully fought for their rights to fight along side white soldiers and had won equal rights as soldiers. They said that though blacks should not be enslaved, they should not be equal to the white male. The regiment continued their attack. This battle once again the determination, bravery, and passion of the African American troops. On July 17, 1863, the 1st Kansas Colored, a regiment said to be the first African American infantry to fight in the Civil War, fought at Honey Springs, in what is now Oklahoma (Carle). The 1st Kansas, which had held the center of the Union line, advanced to within fifty paces of the Confederate line and exchanged fire for some twenty minutes until Confederates broke and ran (History of African-Americans in the Civil War). Congressional Medals of Honor were given to 17 soldiers (329). USA: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1982. Enrollment began in September of 1862 (Allen 225). African Americans had won the battle in the war of equality. There were not to be any black officers commissioned and all African American soldiers were to be regarded as laborers. "The First Kansas Colored": American Heritage.
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