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freedom for other african americans

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Q: What did some free African Americans fight for?
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Were all African-Americans slaves?

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.


Why did some african americans fight during the revolutionary war?

some African Americans fought during the revolutionary war so the could get freedom from there British owner


Did some African Americans fight during the war in order to gain freedom?

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Why did some african americans not want to fight in the spanish american war?

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Did African Americans own other African American as slaves?

Before the Civil War, some free African Americans owned slaves and a few also employed white people.


What two attitudes toward free African-Americans remained in the north even after slavery had Disappeared?

Free African Americans in the North were treated as inferior even after slavery. They had few rights and considered 3/5 human.


Which side did African Americans fight for the American revolution?

they fought for both sides


Why did African-Americans join the American revolution?

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.


How were free African Americans really not free?

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.


Were African Americans Nazis in World War 2?

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.


What did many African Americans do in the years closely following world war 2?

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Why did Frederick Douglass Think it was important for African Americans to fight in the war?

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.