The Civil War Was A Slave Revolt (Patreon)

The Civil War Was A Slave Revolt

In pop culture and media, the American Civil War is often portrayed as a battle for the soul of America, and enslaved people – arguably the war's most important participants – are relegated to the role of stupefied bystanders. But the truth is that black Americans took an active role in their own liberation, from plantation resistance to forming militias to pressuring state and federal authorities to let 180,000 of them join the battle against slavery officially as the United States Colored Troops. In this episode of The Abolitionists, let's talk to black living historians at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum about how people of color bent the forces of history to their will to achieve emancipation and enfranchisement. Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/atunsheifilms Leave a Tip via Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/atunsheifilms Buy Merch ► https://teespring.com/stores/atun-shei-films Official Website ► https://www.atunsheifilms.com/ Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► http://dillonderosa.com/ ~SOURCES FOR INTRO~ [*] Eric Foner. Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (2014 Updated Edition). Harper Perennial, Page 3-6 [*] Elizabeth R. Varon. Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War (2021). Oxford University Press, Page 68-76