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Fighting for Freedom and Protesting for Civil Rights: The U.S. Colored Troops in Civil War Alexandria.
Fighting for Freedom and Protesting for Civil Rights: The U.S. Colored Troops in Civil War Alexandria.
Join the Alexandria Historical Society (AHS) on a journey through time as we explore the experiences of United States Colored Troops (USCT) in Alexandria during the Civil War. After President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, more than 200,000 African American men enlisted in the Union Army, valiantly fighting for the freedom ... Read more