Historian and curator of the African American Civil War Museum Hari Jones discusses the legislative steps that made the Emancipation Proclamation possible.
African Americans and the Early War Effort - Hari Jones
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African Americans and the Early War Effort
Beginnings of the USCT
Historian and curator of the African American Civil War Museum Hari Jones discusses the ways in which blacks aided the Union war effort prior to the Emancipation Proclamation and the establishment of the United States Colored Troops.
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