Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, were part of the defending forces of Washington, D.C. Photo shows two rows of African Americans holding rifles at Fort Lincoln in 1864.
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African American Union soldier and first man wounded in the Civil War
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves”
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“Form of a Donkey! Shape of an Elephant!”
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Why Abraham Lincoln REALLY Freed The Slaves
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Look Who’s Coming For Dinner…Washington and Roosevelt, 1901
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The Omaha race riot of 1919 in Omaha, Nebraska
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And That’s A Fact Jack