The Founders were well aware of continuing advances in arms technology
Building on what had come before, the Madison-Monroe research program led the way to the many innovations of the 19th century
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Building on what had come before, the Madison-Monroe research program led the way to the many innovations of the 19th century
Thomas Jefferson and Daniel Webster were on opposites sides of the political spectrum of the day. But on one issue they agreed - the impropriety of military conscription.
SERVING AMERICA: IN WHAT CONTEXT? SERVING AMERICA: IN WHAT CONTEXT? By Oscar Blayton In 1735 when the French colonists of Louisiana pursued the Natchez War against Native Americans, they mustered free and enslaved African Americans into two military companies that came to be known as the Corps D’Afrique. The soldiers of the Corps D’Afrique fought against Indigenous People as well as against Africans who had fled slavery to live in freedom among the Natchez. The paradox of Black folk in America standing on both sides of a conflict where white supremacy plays a part spans the entire history...
Editor’s note: This is part one of a six-part series on conscription (the draft).Conscription in the United States, commonly known as the draft, has