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This presentation describes the unheralded exploits of the 200,000 men of African descent who fought for the Union army during the American Civil War.
Blood and Thunder: The U.S. Colored Troops in Battle and Victory, 1863-1865
Blood and Thunder: The U.S. Colored Troops in Battle and Victory, 1863-1865
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