African-American Soldiers

<p><span class="deck"> Trying to understand the Civil War’s ugliest incident</span> </p>

<p>By the end of the Civil War, nearly 200,000 African-Americans had fought for the Union cause and freedom.</p>

<p>During the World War I, American jazz bands played at hospitals, rest camps, and other venues, delighting doughboys and Europeans alike.</p>

<p>Fighting to defeat the Confederacy, the first African American regiments also helped win for themselves the full rights and privileges of U.S. citizens.  </p>

<p>The brutal murder of hundreds of African-American soldiers at Fort Pillow had a profound effect on Northern sentiment during and after the Civil War.</p>