African American

            During the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and part of the.
             Nineteenth Century the White people of North America used the.
             Black people of Africa as slaves to benefit their interests. White.
             people created a climate of superiority of their race over the Black.
             African race that in some places, still lingers on today. The.
             American Civil War however, was a key turning point for the.
             Black African race. Through their actions and the political actions.
             of President Lincoln and his administration, Black Africans set a.
             precedent for their freedom, equality and liberation. .
             A very important aspect of Blacks proving themselves was.
             that of the Black Man acting as a soldier in the Civil War. During.
             the Civil War the official decision to use Blacks as soldiers in the.
             Union Army was a slow gradual process and a series of strategic.
             political decisions. The actual use of Blacks as soldiers in the.
             Union Army was completed by a series of actions the Black Man.
             performed that won him the respect of becoming a soldier. The.
             two differ in that it was to President Lincoln's benefit to enlist.
             Blacks as soldiers when he did. Whereas the later was the Black.
             Man's will to fight for his freedom and prove himself as an equal.
             human being. However, because the Black population was barred.
             from entering the army under a 1792 law(4) the Black Man.
             becoming a soldier was not officially recognized until late 1862.