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To black enlistment in the union army during the civil war. The National Civil war museum hosted this hour and 45 minute event. Good morning. Id like to thank the national for hostingseum this. Id like to give a special forks to the commissioner making this possible, sponsoring this program, allowing me to share this american story not only with the good folk of harrisburg, but thanks to cspan and the good folks of the country. Now, todays lecture, the first entitled,tures is recruiting the Freedom Fighters in the war of the rebellion. Losta lost stories stories series. We are telling a story that often does not get told. A history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. We are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. Since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freed ....
Two lectures is entitled, recruiting the Freedom Fighters in the war of the rebellion. This is a lost stories lost stories series. We are telling a story that often does not get told. A history that was in many ways, intentionally suppressed. We are going to dig into a story that will challenge what many people have been told happened in the civil war. Since the stern necessities of this struggle have laid there the naked issue of freedom on one side and slavery on the other, freedom shall have in the future of this conflict if necessary, my blood. These are the words of captain hezekiah fort douglas. Douglas in 1851, no relation to frederick douglass, had once opposed the agenda of the American Society of free persons of color who argued that in league with the constitution, they could end the tyranny of slavery. Once the civil war indeed became a war, within the tyranny ....