African American Experiences During the Civil War

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African American Experiences During the Civil War

Please read the following selections and then answer the questions in the space provided.

Mary Boykin Chesnut, A Confederate Lady’s Diary (1861)

The Christian Recorder (1864)

Charles Harvey Brewster, Three Letters from the Civil War Front (1862)

This activity contains 2 questions.

Note the variety of African American experiences during the Civil War. What happened as Union forces closed in on the southern heartland?

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What does your textbook say about the Confederate government's use and treatment of slaves toward the end of the war?

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