"Freedom to the Slave...Fight For the Stars and Stripes," 1863-1865
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By 1863, the Union desperately needed reinforcements and African Americans were eager to help. After the Emancipation Proclamation, they were actively recruited into the army. Separated into their own regiments, they often experienced discrimination. These soldiers fought bravely, which changed the way many Americans thought about them. This broadside urges African-American enlistment in the Union Army.
By 1863, the Union desperately needed reinforcements and African Americans were eager to help. After the Emancipation Proclamation, they were actively recruited into the army. Separated into their own regiments, they often experienced discrimination. These soldiers fought bravely, which changed the way many Americans thought about them. This broadside urges African-American enlistment in the Union Army.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1863-1865
Subject Date
1863-1865
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
98.94.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 14.875 in
Inscriptions
On verso is advertisement reading in part: ALL SLAVES WERE MADE FREEMEN BY Abraham LINCOLN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY 1st, 1863. COME THEN ALL ABLE BODIED COLORED MEN TO THE NEAREST UNITED STATES CAMP AND FIGHT FOR THE STARS AND STRIPES /. Following it is the original verses of the JOHN BROWN SONG .
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