What was the African American experience during the Civil War?

Although many served in the infantry and artillery, discriminatory practices resulted in large numbers of African-American soldiers being assigned to perform non-combat, support duties as cooks, laborers, and teamsters. African-American soldiers were paid $10 per month, from which $3 was deducted for clothing

Explanation:

well, depends. for African American soldiers in the union, they felt like they were fighting for freedom. if caught, the faced torture or execution. there were not many black confederate soldiers, and the blacks that were soldiers for the south were most likely forced. non military African Americans still faced heavy amounts of racism in the south, and it got worse too. even in the union, there was still some racist's.

texas governor sam houston opposed secession, but was unable to prevent it. in this speech, given prior to lincoln's election, he presents the argument that slavery would be safer within the united states than outside of it. it was a prescient argument, and one held by several other southern leaders.

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