Did you know black Union soldiers refused their salaries for 18 months to protest being paid lower wages than white soldiers? When black soldiers began signing up with the Union Army in early 1863, they were paid $10 a month. White soldiers were paid at least $13, with officers earning more. Blacks were further insulted and charged a $3 monthly fee for clothing, lowing their pay to $7. For about 18 months, black soldiers protested and refused their salaries. In september 1864, black soldiers finally received equal pay. America fought in many different war including “The Revolutionary War (1775-1783),” “Spanish American War (1861-1865),” and many more but this is an essential guide of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865. …show more content…
By 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at the establishing political and economic equality for blacks. Though Congress passed legislation designed to curb Klan terrorism, the organization saw its primary goal- the reestablishment of white supremacy-fulfilled through Democratic victories in state legislature across the South in the 1870’s. The Civil rights movement of the 1960’s also saw a surge of Ku Klux Klan activity, including bombing at black schools and churches and violence against black and white activists in the South. The Klans’ goal included the political defeat of the Republican Party and the maintenance of absolute white supremacy in response to newly gained Civil and political rights. By Southern blacks after Civil War (1861-65). They were successful in achieving their political goals than they were with their social goals during the
Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865. …show more content…
By 1870 and became a vehicle for white southern resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction-era policies aimed at the establishing political and economic equality for blacks. Though Congress passed legislation designed to curb Klan terrorism, the organization saw its primary goal- the reestablishment of white supremacy-fulfilled through Democratic victories in state legislature across the South in the 1870’s. The Civil rights movement of the 1960’s also saw a surge of Ku Klux Klan activity, including bombing at black schools and churches and violence against black and white activists in the South. The Klans’ goal included the political defeat of the Republican Party and the maintenance of absolute white supremacy in response to newly gained Civil and political rights. By Southern blacks after Civil War (1861-65). They were successful in achieving their political goals than they were with their social goals during the