Freedman and the Skirmish for Rights The Civil War was a time of hardship, adversity, misfortune, and tribulation for African Americans. Beatings, burnings, and slaughters are just the beginning of what the colored people of the Civil War endured. Amongst the many things freedman pursued, what the colored people showed to want most “during and after Civil War was their own land to farm and to get an education.” (Ackerman 1) The African Americans strived and stopped at nothing for what they wanted. A wise man once said, “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.” (Burke 1) The African American people had a goal, and this how they achieved it. In the pursuit of land, African American people made various attempts with abounding
