Prescott Library: U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865, 7th Grade History: African-Americans and abolitionists: effect on course and outcome of the war

African-Americans and Abolitionists Impact on the War

Fighting for Freedom
This article presents information on the freedom fight by African Americans. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, few white Americans would have anticipated that African Americans would serve in the U.S. military
Frederick Douglass meets John Brown
The article discusses the relationship between former African American slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass and U.S. abolitionist John Brown during the mid-19th century. It examines the first meeting between Douglass and Brown in Brown's Springfield, Massachusetts, home, in 1847, Brown's guerrilla tactics and plans to emancipate slaves in the U.S., and the subsequent friendship between Douglass and Brown. According to the article, Brown asked Douglass to join the group that raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859.
54th Regiment
The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first military unit consisting of black soldiers to be raised in the North during the Civil War. Prior to 1863, no concerted effort was made to recruit black troops as Union soldiers
54th Regiment-from Britannica
54th Regiment, in full Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). The 54th Regiment became famous for its fighting prowess and for the great courage of its members.