Not all African Americans were slaves. Many were free African Americans while others were so light in their skin color so they could pass as a white. Some free African Americans owned slaves themselves.
renewed their efforts to work for civil rights
They felt as if they were still treated like slaves.
African Americans
Environmental justice is the equal protection of all people with respect to environmental issues.
Not all African Americans were slaves. Many were free African Americans while others were so light in their skin color so they could pass as a white. Some free African Americans owned slaves themselves.
some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner
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Before the Civil War, some free African Americans owned slaves and a few also employed white people.
Free African Americans in the North were treated as inferior even after slavery. They had few rights and considered 3/5 human.
they fought for both sides
Some African-Americans were offered freedom by either the colonists or the British. Volunteers to the Continental Army hoped that a free United States would mean new freedoms for all races. The British offered African-Americans freedom if they fought for them, but slaves risked the chance of being punished if caught running away from their masters.
In many cases, free African Americans were not wholly free. At some points prior to the Civil War, former slaves that had escaped could be recaptured, and after the Civil War, free slaves were limited in their career options, the locations of their homes, and even in where they could shop.
It is possible some African Americans were Nazis, just as it is possible some caucasian Americans were Nazis, but in general, African Americans were loyal Americans.
renewed their efforts to work for civil rights
He didn't want them to fight at first. But then he realized he needed the most people he could get to fight the British so he let them fight. Plus the British promised the African Americans their freedom if they fought with them. So there's another reason he wanted them.