African Americans in the Civil War | Genealogy Roadshow

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Keywords
New Orleans Louisiana Genealogy Roadshow Civil War Fort Sumpter African American Color Troops Emancipation Proclamation Fort Hudson African American Civil Rights
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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African Americans in the Civil War | Genealogy Roadshow

Learn about the enlistment of African American soldiers in the Civil War, in this clip from season 2 of Genealogy Roadshow. The so-called "color troops" fought in the attack on Fort Hudson and played an important role in the fight for African American civil rights
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PBS Learning Media

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