Sean Combs’ Ancestry and African Americans in the Civil War: Clip | Finding Your Roots

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Sean Combs Diddy Puff Daddy African American Civil War Black History U.S. History union confederate slavery Battle of the Crater warfare war battle freedom Colored Troops soldiers finding your roots henry louis gates jr.
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Sean Combs’ Ancestry and African Americans in the Civil War: Clip | Finding Your Roots

In this lesson, students learn about the U.S. Colored Troops and African Americans who served in the Civil War. Sean Combs’ third-great-grandfather, Robert Allsup, was a free black man living in Maryland in the 1800s who enlisted in the 30th Regiment Infantry of the U.S. Colored Troops, Company F.
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PBS Learning Media

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