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"Freedom to the Slave...Fight For the Stars and Stripes," 1863-1865
1863/1865
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
By 1863, the Union desperately needed reinforcements and African Americans were eager to help. After the Emancipation Proclamation, they were actively recruited into the army. Separated into their own regiments, they often experienced discrimination. These soldiers fought bravely, which changed the way many Americans thought about them. This broadside urges African-American enlistment in the Union Army.
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- Title: "Freedom to the Slave...Fight For the Stars and Stripes," 1863-1865
- Date Created: 1863/1865
- Subject Keywords: United States. Army, Prints (Visual works), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Brown, John, 1800-1859, African Americans, Civil wars, Slavery, Soldiers, Recruiting and enlistment
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=292164
- Object Name: Print (Visual work)
- Object ID: 98.94.3
- Image ID: THF118383
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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